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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Placenta. 2020 Jan 22;92:17–27. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.01.008

Table 5.

List of metabolites associated with preeclampsia. Metabolites, fold changes sample origin, study size, gestational age and severity of preeclampsia were also included.

Metabolite dysregulation Fold change Reference Sample origin Case/controls Gestational Age (preeclampsia, control in weeks) *
Valine ↓ −1.27 [50] maternal serum 59/115 #
Leucine ↑ 1.16 [50] maternal serum 59/115 #
Hippurate [51] urine 26/561 38,40^
Creatinine [51] urine 26/561 38,40^
Stearoylcarnitine ↑ 0.829 [52] maternal serum 167/500 31,40##
37,40#
Arginine ↑ 1.02 [53] maternal serum 50/108 ##
2-hydroxybutyrate ↑ 1.08 [53] maternal serum 50/108 ##
Citrate ↑ 0.06 [54] maternal plasma 30/60 ##
Glycerol <0.001 [54] maternal plasma 30/60 ##
Hydroxyisovalerate ↑ 0.01 [54] maternal plasma 30/60 ##
Methionine ↑ 0.024 [54] maternal plasma 30/60 ##
Hydroxyhexanoylcarnitine ↑ 0.78 [55] maternal serum 41/41 35,39^
Alanine ↑ 0.78 [55] maternal serum 41/41 35,39^
Phenylalanine ↑ 0.80 [55] maternal serum 41/41 35,39^
Glutamate ↑ 0.79 [55] maternal serum 41/41 35,39^
↑ 0.76 [56] placenta 6/6 ^
Glutamine ↑ 0.42 [56] placenta 6/6 ^
Cysteine ↑0.64 [97] Placenta 10,10 ##,#
eicosapentaenoic acid ↑2 [98] Plasma 10,10 37,38^
docosahexaenoic acid ↑1.4 [98] Plasma 10,10 37,38^
4-Hydroxyglutamate ↑3 [99] Serum 194,325 35,40##
39,40#
##

early-onset preeclampsia

#

late-onset preeclampsia

###

severe preeclampsia

####

mild preeclampsia

^

not specified

*

Type of preeclampsia