Table 1.

Potential biomarkers identified in lipidomics studies of biofluids from schizophrenia patients.

Methods for lipidomics	Lipid species identified by lipidomics	Biofluids	References
UPLC-ESI- QTOF-MS	Triglycerides (lipid cluster, LC4 to LC9)	Serum	Orešič et al.10
UPLC-ESI- QTOF-MS	Lysophosphatidylcholines		Orešič et al.10
HPLC-ELSD and GC-FID	Triacylglycerols, free fatty acids, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine	Plasma	Kaddurah-Daouk et al.8
TLC and GC-FID	Phosphatidylcholine (n3, n6), phosphatidylethanolamine (n3, n6)		McEvoy et al.9
ESI-MS/MS	Choline plasmalogen, ethanolamine plasmalogen, docosahexaenoic acid		Wood et al.13
UPLC-ESI- QTOF-MS	Free fatty acids, ceramide	Red blood cells	Schwarz et al.6
ESI-MS/MS	Choline plasmalogen, ethanolamine plasmalogen, docosahexaenoic acid	Platelets	Wood et al.13