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. 2018 Jun 12;12:399. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00399

Table 5.

D-amphetamine-induced statistically significant changes of metabolites (μmoles, median, and range) if both strains were analyzed together (Kruskal–Wallis test, p < 0.05).

Metabolites and their ratios Saline (N = 23) Acute AMPH (N = 30) Repeated AMPH (N = 26) Kruskal–Wallis test Effect size (η2)
C14 0.088
0.06–0.12
0.075
0.054–0.14
0.094b
0.059–0.18
χ(2, 79)2 = 6.19, p = 0.045 0.07
Hexoses 7,609
4,405–11,103
6,053a
3,269–9,751
5,778c
2,764–9,625
χ(2, 77)2 = 7.31, p = 0.03 0.09
Citrulline 51.4
28.9–112
45.2a
14.2–112

41.5c
27.5–82.0
χ(2, 78)2 = 8.51, p = 0.01 0.10
Isoleucine 91.5
60.6–129
95.0
75.6–214

109c
62.5–208
χ(2, 79)2 = 8.66, p = 0.013 0.10
Leucine 129
92.8–197
154a
107–372

168c
104–413
χ(2, 79)2 = 11.75, p = 0.003 0.13
ADMA 0.34
0.11–0.75
0.34
0.00–1.27

0.26c
0.00–0.60
χ(2, 76)2 = 6.70, p = 0.04 0.08
Kynurenine 1.42
0.93–1.90
1.22a
0.89–1.6

1.15c
0.83–1.90
χ(2, 75)2 = 12.82, p = 0.002 0.15
lysoPC a C16:0 302
158–444
225a
127–411

268
121–443
χ(2, 79)2 = 8.42, p = 0.02 0.10
lysoPC a C18:2 151
88.0–198
113a
61.1–242
114c
56.3–226
χ(2, 78)2 = 10.42, p = 0.006 0.12
PC ae C40:6 1.48
0.82–2.11
1.21
0.58–1.80

1.47b
0.80 - 2.53
χ(2, 78)2 = 6.82, p = 0.03 0.08
PC ae C42:1 0.47
0.22–0.68
0.42
0.17–0.66

0.51b
0.32–0.80
χ(2, 78)2 = 7.01, p = 0.03 0.08
BCAA 397
308–611
420
305–811
461c
291–939
χ(2, 78)2 = 6.03, p = 0.049 0.07
*CPT1 ratio 0.009
0.005–0.020
0.009
0.005–0.020
0.011b
0.004–0.030
χ(2, 79)2 = 8.92, p = 0.01 0.10
lysoPC a C20:4/lysoPC a C20:3 3.35
2.85–4.47
3.43
2.66–5.89
3.82b,c
2.91–5.71
χ(2, 79)2 = 8.59, p = 0.01 0.10

Effect size estimates for chi-square values are indicated by η2, where value ≥ 0.14 corresponds to a large effect. *CPT1 (carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1) ratio [(C16 + C18)/carnitine].

a

Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between saline and acute AMPH.

b

Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between acute AMPH and repeated AMPH.

c

Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between saline and repeated AMPH.