Table 3.
Overview of Lipid Structures and its Responses Analyzed from Colon Tissue Samples
| Lipid family | Lipid structure | Structure analyzed* | Average normal tissue response | Average cancerous tissue response | Significant difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phospholipids | Phosphoethylamines | Sum of all structures | 1,200,000 | 1,900,000 | No significance found |
| Phosphatidylcholines | PC 32 | 3,400,000 | 6,600,000 | p<0.01 | |
| PC 32:1 | 1,000,000 | 4,400,000 | p<0.01 | ||
| Lyso-phosphatidylcholines | Sum of all structures | 2,700,000 | 4,800,000 | p<0.05 | |
| Sphingolipids | Ceramides | Sum of all structures | 1,800,000 | 2,800,000 | No significance found |
| Glycolipids | Sum of GlcCer structures | 71,000 | 160,000 | p<0.01 | |
| Sum of LacCer structures | 40,000 | 250,000 | p<0.01 | ||
| GM3 | GM3 16:0 | 3,500 | 6,700 | p<0.05 | |
| GM3 24:0 | 3,900 | 6,900 | p<0.05 | ||
| Sum of Gb4Cer structures | 9,100 | 22,000 | p<0.01 | ||
| Sum of Gb5Cer structures | 28,000 | 13,000 | p<0.05 | ||
| Sphingomyelins | Sum of all structures | 8,800,000 | 11,000,000 | p<0.05 |