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. 2019 Apr 3;14(4):e0214387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214387

Table 4. Top 10 lipid and gene expression markers associated with oxidative stress and fibrosis1.

Pathway Oxidative Stress Fibrosis
Marker Ncf2 Col1A1
Association Feature CC2 FDR3 Feature CC FDR
Positive LpCat2 0.98 4.4E-13 Mcp1 0.90 4.0E-07
Positive SpTlc2 0.95 4.1E-10 Liver Wt 0.90 4.0E-07
Positive MIS4 0.94 2.1E-09 TNFα 0.88 1.6E-06
Positive TNFα 0.94 3.7E-09 Change BW 0.88 1.6E-06
Positive LpCat1 0.93 9.6E-09 AST U/L 0.88 2.4E-06
Positive GpGro 38:5 0.92 2.4E-08 TG 54:3 0.87 2.7E-06
Positive DG 36:1 0.91 3.8E-08 MAS5 0.87 2.7E-06
Positive GpEtn 40:5 0.91 5.5E-08 GpGro 38:5 0.87 2.7E-06
Positive 18:1,ω9 0.90 1.0E-07 LpCat2 0.87 2.7E-06
Positive SM 32:1 0.90 1.0E-07 Total GpGro 0.85 6.1E-06
Negative GpCho 36:5 -0.93 1.2E-08 GpEtn 36:2 -0.85 7.0E-06
Negative GpEtn 38:6 -0.92 2.7E-08 GpEtn 34:2 -0.85 8.2E-06
Negative GpEtn 36:5 -0.92 2.7E-08 GpEtn 36:5 -0.83 1.3E-05
Negative ω6 Index -0.91 4.3E-08 ω3 Index -0.83 1.3E-05
Negative TG 58:9 -0.91 4.3E-08 ω6 Index -0.83 1.3E-05
Negative ω3 index -0.91 5.1E-08 GpCho 36:2 -0.82 2.3E-05
Negative Pdk4 -0.89 1.2E-07 GpEtn 38:6 -0.81 3.1E-05
Negative 11,12-EpETE -0.88 2.3E-07 GpSer 40:6 -0.79 5.4E-05
Negative GpCho 38:4 -0.88 2.3E-07 GpEtn 34:3 -0.79 6.1E-05
Negative GpEtn 34:2 -0.88 2.6E-07 GpCho 36:5 -0.78 8.3E-05

1Associations between NASH features were determined using the statistical package "Pattern Hunter" in Metabolanalyst [37, 38, 53]. The markers chosen for this analysis were based on the most robust response to the WD within each pathway.

2Correlation coefficient;

3False discovery rate;

4MIS, microsteatosis;

5MAS, macrosteatosis