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. 2014 Oct;28(10):4312–4323. doi: 10.1096/fj.14-251736

Table 1.

Effects of genotype on choline metabolite enrichment in liver, plasma, and brain regions of adult disomic control (2N-C) and trisomic control (Ts65Dn-C) offspring born to unsupplemented control dams

Metabolite 2N-C, n = 8 Ts65Dn-C, n = 7 P Metabolite 2N-C, n = 8 Ts65Dn-C, n = 7 P
Hepatic d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Hepatic d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-Betaine 1.1 (0.98–1.23) 0.6 (0.56–0.73) ≤0.016 d9-Betaine 0.4 (0.32–0.41) 0.1 (0.12–0.16) ≤0.016
d3-Choline 1.6 (1.39–1.82) 0.9 (0.79–1.09) ≤0.016 d9-Choline 0.9 (0.81–1.06) 0.5 (0.40–0.55) ≤0.016
d3-GPC 1.1 (0.97–1.27) 0.7 (0.57–0.77) ≤0.016 d9-GPC 0.8 (0.65–0.88) 0.3 (0.25–0.36) ≤0.016
d6-GPC 0.007 (0.004–0.013) 0.002 (0.001–0.004) 0.006 d9-PCho 0.5 (0.34–0.64) 0.2 (0.13–0.27) 0.001
d3-PCho 0.8 (0.70–1.01) 0.5 (0.36–0.56) 0.002 d9-LPC 0.6 (0.47–0.70) 0.2 (0.19–0.30) ≤0.016
d3-PC 1.0 (0.90–1.13) 0.6 (0.55–0.71) ≤0.016 d9-PC 0.5 (0.43–0.58) 0.2 (0.15–0.22) ≤0.016
d6-PC 0.015 (0.011–0.021) 0.007 (0.005–0.011) 0.006 d9-SM 0.7 (0.57–0.90) 0.4 (0.31–0.52) 0.004
Plasma d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Plasma d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-Betaine 1.0 (0.88–1.20) 0.6 (0.51–0.71) ≤0.01 d9-Betaine 0.3 (0.23–0.51) 0.2 (0.10–0.24) 0.012
d3-Choline 1.6 (1.47–1.82) 1.0 (0.88–1.11) ≤0.01 d9-Choline 3.0 (2.58–3.38) 1.8 (1.59–2.13) ≤0.01
d3-GPC 1.2 (1.04–1.29) 0.7 (0.62–0.79) ≤0.01 d9-GPC 0.7 (0.63–0.82) 0.3 (0.25–0.33) ≤0.01
d6-GPC ND ND d9-PCho ND ND
d3-PCho ND ND d9-LPC 0.6 (0.54–0.70) 0.2 (0.20–0.26) ≤0.01
d3-PC 0.9 (0.83–1.06) 0.6 (0.50–0.65) ≤0.01 d9-PC 0.5 (0.47–0.60) 0.2 (0.15–0.20) ≤0.01
d6-PC ND ND d9-SM 0.7 (0.59–0.72) 0.4 (0.35–0.43) ≤0.01
Basal forebrain d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Basal forebrain d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-ACho 1.3 (1.20–1.50) 1.2 (1.07–1.36) 0.6 d9-ACho 0.7 (0.61–0.83) 0.7 (0.63–0.88) 0.9
d3-Betaine 1.3 (1.20–1.37) 1.1 (1.05–1.21) 0.3 d9-Betaine 0.4 (0.35–0.44) 0.3 (0.30–0.38) 0.3
d3-Choline 2.5 (2.30–2.75) 2.3 (2.06–2.49) 0.5 d9-Choline 1.4 (1.26–1.59) 1.4 (1.24–1.60) 0.9
d3-GPC 1.5 (1.36–1.60) 1.4 (1.28–1.52) 0.7 d9-GPC 1.1 (0.99–1.25) 1.2 (1.05–1.36) 0.7
d6-GPC 0.025 (0.020–0.031) 0.024 (0.019–0.030) 0.9 d9-PCho 0.6 (0.54–0.73) 0.7 (0.56–0.77) 0.9
d3-PCho 0.7 (0.36–1.20) 0.6 (0.30–1.08) 0.9 d9-LPC ND ND
d3-PC 1.2 (1.09–1.33) 1.2 (1.07–1.32) 0.9 d9-PC 0.9 (0.82–1.04) 1.0 (0.92–1.19) 0.5
d6-PC 0.023 (0.020–0.027) 0.021 (0.018–0.025) 0.7 d9-SM 0.7 (0.63–0.84) 0.9 (0.80–1.09) 0.2
Hippocampus d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Hippocampus d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-ACho 1.2 (1.03–1.39) 1.1 (0.97–1.34) 0.9 d9-ACho 0.7 (0.57–0.84) 0.8 (0.63–0.96) 0.8
d3-Betaine 1.3 (1.12–1.40) 1.1 (0.97–1.23) 0.8 d9-Betaine 0.3 (0.28–0.40) 0.3 (0.26–0.39) 0.9
d3-Choline 2.3 (2.01–2.52) 2.0 (1.80–2.30) 0.9 d9-Choline 1.4 (1.24–1.61) 1.4 (1.19–1.57) 0.9
d3-GPC 1.4 (1.33–1.57) 1.4 (1.25–1.50) 0.8 d9-GPC 1.1 (0.98–1.26) 1.2 (1.08–1.41) 0.7
d6-GPC 0.020 (0.014–0.029) 0.023 (0.016–0.034) 0.9 d9-PCho 0.7 (0.61–0.81) 0.7 (0.61–0.83) 0.9
d3-PCho 1.1 (0.97–1.22) 1.0 (0.87–1.11) 0.8 d9-LPC ND ND
d3-PC 1.2 (1.07–1.30) 1.2 (1.05–1.29) 0.9 d9-PC 0.9 (0.79–1.01) 1.0 (0.91–1.17) 0.6
d6-PC 0.022 (0.018–0.027) 0.021 (0.017–0.026) 0.9 d9-SM 0.7 (0.63–0.81) 0.9 (0.78–1.02) 0.4
Neocortex d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Neocortex d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-ACho 0.8 (0.69–1.04) 0.7 (0.59–0.92) 0.6 d9-ACho 0.5 (0.35–0.64) 0.4 (0.29–0.55) 0.6
d3-Betaine 1.2 (1.05–1.27) 1.0 (0.88–1.08) 0.2 d9-Betaine 0.3 (0.26–0.36) 0.2 (0.20–0.28) 0.2
d3-Choline 2.2 (2.03–2.43) 2.0 (1.85–2.24) 0.4 d9-Choline 1.4 (1.26–1.61) 1.5 (1.33–1.73) 0.6
d3-GPC 1.5 (1.33–1.62) 1.4 (1.23–1.52) 0.6 d9-GPC 1.2 (1.03–1.30) 1.2 (1.09–1.40) 0.7
d6-GPC 0.021 (0.013–0.036) 0.011 (0.006–0.019) 0.3 d9-PCho 0.6 (0.46–0.86) 0.5 (0.32–0.63) 0.4
d3-PCho 1.1 (0.88–1.29) 0.7 (0.61–0.91) 0.3 d9-LPC ND ND
d3-PC 1.2 (1.13–1.35) 1.2 (1.10–1.33) 0.9 d9-PC 0.9 (0.81–1.04) 1.0 (0.91–1.19) 0.4
d6-PC 0.023 (0.019–0.028) 0.022 (0.018–0.027) 0.9 d9-SM 0.7 (0.63–0.82) 0.9 (0.77–1.03) 0.1
Cerebellum d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Cerebellum d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-ACho 0.8 (0.58–1.14) 0.6 (0.45–0.91) 0.5 d9-ACho 0.3 (0.20–0.51) 0.3 (0.16–0.42) 0.7
d3-Betaine 1.3 (1.19–1.39) 1.0 (0.96–1.14) 0.034 d9-Betaine 0.4 (0.32–0.42) 0.3 (0.26–0.35) 0.1
d3-Choline 2.3 (2.13–2.56) 2.0 (1.84–2.24) 0.1 d9-Choline 1.4 (1.27–1.61) 1.4 (1.22–1.58) 0.8
d3-GPC 1.5 (1.37–1.61) 1.3 (1.24–1.47) 0.2 d9-GPC 1.2 (1.03–1.30) 1.2 (1.03–1.33) 0.9
d6-GPC 0.027 (0.022–0.034) 0.020 (0.016–0.025) 0.1 d9-PCho 0.8 (0.68–0.89) 0.6 (0.54–0.73) 0.2
d3-PCho 1.2 (1.08–1.34) 0.9 (0.85–1.06) 0.043 d9-LPC ND ND
d3-PC 1.2 (1.10–1.32) 1.1 (1.03–1.24) 0.5 d9-PC 0.9 (0.80–1.01) 1.0 (0.86–1.12) 0.5
d6-PC 0.024 (0.020–0.028) 0.022 (0.018–0.026) 0.7 d9-SM 0.5 (0.45–0.57) 0.6 (0.55–0.70) 0.1
Rest of brain d3- and d6-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
Rest of brain d9-choline metabolite enrichment (%)
d3-ACho 1.4 (1.20–1.60) 1.3 (1.12–1.52) 0.9 d9-ACho 0.8 (0.67–0.92) 0.8 (0.64–0.91) 0.9
d3-Betaine 1.3 (1.21–1.43) 1.2 (1.06–1.27) 0.2 d9-Betaine 0.4 (0.32–0.45) 0.4 (0.30–0.43) 0.9
d3-Choline 2.3 (2.13–2.54) 2.2 (1.97–2.37) 0.8 d9-Choline 1.4 (1.22–1.52) 1.4 (1.25–1.59) 0.9
d3-GPC 1.4 (1.32–1.56) 1.3 (1.23–1.48) 0.9 d9-GPC 1.1 (0.95–1.22) 1.2 (1.01–1.31) 0.9
d6-GPC 0.026 (0.020–0.033) 0.027 (0.020–0.035) 0.9 d9-PCho 0.8 (0.71–0.89) 0.8 (0.68–0.87) 0.9
d3-PCho 1.2 (1.08–1.28) 1.0 (0.93–1.12) 0.3 d9-LPC ND ND
d3-PC 1.2 (1.12–1.32) 1.2 (1.10–1.31) 0.9 d9-PC 0.9 (0.83–1.05) 1.1 (1.05–1.22) 0.4
d6-PC 0.024 (0.020–0.029) 0.022 (0.018–0.027) 0.9 d9-SM 0.7 (0.60–0.77) 0.9 (0.78–1.03) 0.1

Data were analyzed with 1-factor ANOVA and are presented as estimated marginal means with 95% confidence intervals. ND, not detected.