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. 2020 Feb 29;16(3):33. doi: 10.1007/s11306-020-01656-4

Table 1.

The significant metabolites in THP-1 macrophages upon polarisation into M1 and M2

Putative metabolite Exact mass RT (min) Formula PubChem ID ID confidence Polarization state Fold change FDR
5-Hydroxy-l-tryptophan 220.0847 9.21 C11H12N2O3 439280 L3 M1 15.44 4.12E−06
Cer (d18:1/22:1) 619.5899 5.03 C40H77NO3 53481052 L3 M1 4.77 0.0002
Cytidine 243.0854 11.26 C9H13N3O5 6175 L2 M1 3.74 0.0029
C14 Ceramide 509.4806 5.12 C32H63NO3 5282310 L3 M1 3.45 6.36E−05
Ceramide (d18:1/16:0) 537.5120 5.10 C34H67NO3 5283564 L3 M1 3.96 0.0012
Ceramide (d18:1/18:0) 565.5435 5.10 C36H71NO3 53481047 L3 M1 4.73 0.0156
Ceramide (d18:1/22:0) 621.6068 5.10 C40H79NO3 53481048 L3 M1 6.84 0.0122
Ceramide (d18:1/24:0) 649.6385 5.10 C42H83NO3 5283576 L3 M1 5.76 0.0128
3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) pyruvate 180.0423 8.52 C9H8O4 5318321 L3 M2 2.19 0.0024
3-Dehydroxycarnitine 145.1103 6.15 C7H15NO2 725 L3 M2 3.47 0.0078
4-Imidazolone-5-propanoate 156.0534 9.76 C6H8N2O3 128 L3 M2 2.08 6.3E−05
Alpha-CEHC 278.1517 4.65 C16H22O4 9943542 L3 M2 2.67 6.3E−05
Ala-Ala 160.0847 8.59 C6H12N2O3 5460362 L3 M2 1.94 0.0023
N-Ac-l-Asp 175.0480 11.16 C6H9NO5 65065 L3 M2 1.07 0.0065
N-Ac-l-Glu 189.0636 10.85 C7H11NO5 185 L2 M2 3.57 0.0046
PC(O-14:0/16:0) 691.5514 5.27 C38H78NO7P 24779275 L3 M2 2.12 0.0076
PC(P-20:0/0:0) 535.3997 5.66 C28H58NO6P 52924063 L3 M2 3.99 0.0139
N-Acetylserotonin 218.1055 6.34 C12H14N2O2 903 L3 M1/M2 6.78/3.04 0.001/0.017

(+) indicates the metabolite increase upon polarisation. M1 and M2 indicate the polarisation states. ID confidence represents the level of metabolite identification based on (Schymanski et al. 2014; Sumner et al. 2014, 2007). Ala-AlaD-Alanyl-l-Alanine, N-Ac-L-AspN-acetyl-l-aspartate, N-Ac-L-GluN-acetyl-l-glutamate