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. 2014 Oct 17;9(10):e110747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110747

Table 2. Main classes of lipids in plasma samples.

Plasma Group P
[Main class]-(Common name) Control (n = 10) Preeclampsia (n = 10)
Glycerophosphocholines [GP01]-(PC) 0.41% 9.47% <0.0001
Glycerophosphoethanolamines [GP02]-(PEt) 77.38% 24.03% <0.0001
Glycerophosphoserines [GP03]-(PS) 15.53% 52.30% <0.0001
Glycerophosphoglycerols [GP04]-(PG) 3.14% 0.90% 0.003
Glycerophosphoinositols [GP06]-(PI) 0.62% 0.13% NS
Glycerophosphates [GP10]-(PAc) 0.09% 1.40% <0.0001
CDP-Glycerols [GP13] 0.02% 0.00% NE
Triradylglycerols [GL03]-(TG) 0.22% 0.16% NS
Phosphosphingolipids [SP03]-(SM) 0.00% 0.37% <0.0001
Neutral glycosphingolipids [SP05] 0.00% 1.72% <0.0001
Sterols [ST01] 0.31% 0.03% <0.0001
Steroid conjugates [ST05] 0.00% 0.65% 0.0002
Polyprenols [PR03] 0.02% 0.00% NE
Acylaminosugars [SL01] 0.00% 0.21% NS
Other acyl sugars [SL05] 0.38% 0.00% <0.0001
Flavonoids [PK12] 1.33% 8.39% <0.0001
Fatty esters [FA07] 0.55% 0.24% NS

Results are expressed as percentage. Significant at P<0.05.

NE - not evaluated.

NS – not significant.

Common names used: (PC) Phosphatidylcholines, (PEt) Phosphatidylethonolamines, (PS) Phosphatidylserines, (PG) Phosphatidylglycerols, (PI) Phosphatidylenositos, (PAc) Phosphatidic acid, (TG) Triradylglycerols, (SM) Sphingomyelins.