Amino acid analysis of LPA treated BV-2 cells. Serum-starved BV-2 cells were incubated in the absence (control) and presence of LPA (1 µM) for the indicated times. HPLC analysis of OPA derivatized amino acids (AAs) was performed and amino acid concentrations were determined by area comparison with external calibration curves and subsequent normalization to the cellular protein content. Bar graphs indicate mean ± SEM of 3 independent experiments. (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001 compared to controls; Student’s
t-test). The amino acids are grouped according to their chemical properties in: (A) Aliphatic AAs, (B) OH- and S-containing AAs, (C) aromatic AAs, (D) basic AAs, (E) acidic AAs, and (F) non-proteogenic AAs.