Table 2.
Baseline levels of selected lipids.
All prednisolone treated n = 40 | Responders n = 31 (78%) | Non-responders n = 9 (23%) | |
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Levels selected LipidyzerTMlipids | |||
DAG(16:0/16:0), nmol/mL | 0.28 (0.12) | 0.30 (0.12) | 0.18 (0.084) |
PE(O-18:0/20:4), nmol/mL | 66.01 (12.20) | 63.26 (10.65) | 75.48 (13.04) |
Levels selected oxylipins | |||
9-HOTrE, area ratio | 0.12 (0.09) | 0.093 (0.059) | 0.20 (0.14) |
5-HEPE, area ratio | 0.011 (0.015) | 0.014 (0.016) | 0.0043 (0.0032) |
10-HDHA, ng/mL | 0.0039 (0.0044) | 0.0046 (0.0048) | 0.0019 (0.0020) |
Numbers represent mean (SD). Abbreviations: DAG = diacylglycerol, PE = phosphatidylethanolamine, 9-HOTrE = 9-hydroxy-octadecatrienoic acid, 5-HEPE = 5-hydroxy-eicosapentaenoic acid, 10-HDHA = 10-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid.