Research Article

Detection of Urine Metabolites in a Rat Model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome before and after Exercise

Table 3

Impact scores for metabolic pathways in CFS.

TimePathway NameTotalHitsHolm FDRImpact scoreRanking

Before exerciseTCA cycle2010.1342.0081.001.000.0681
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism2410.1591.8391.001.000.0632
Steroid hormone biosynthesis7010.4020.9121.001.000.0153
Purine metabolism6810.3930.9351.001.000.003
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism510.0353.3471.001.000.000
beta-Alanine metabolism1910.1282.0561.001.000.000
Propanoate metabolism2010.1342.0081.001.000.000
Butanoate metabolism2010.1342.0081.001.000.000
Tryptophan metabolism4110.2581.3571.001.000.000

After exerciseTCA cycle2030.0008.1810.020.020.1401
Alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism2420.0124.4540.930.470.0672
Sphingolipid metabolism2110.1411.9631.001.000.0533
Steroid hormone biosynthesis7010.4020.9121.001.000.0154
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism510.0353.3471.000.950.000
Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism1610.1092.2191.001.000.000
Butanoate metabolism2010.1342.0081.001.000.000
Pyruvate metabolism2210.1471.9191.001.000.000
Fatty acid elongation in mitochondria2710.1771.7301.001.000.000
Fatty acid metabolism3910.2471.4001.001.000.000
Tyrosine metabolism4210.2631.3361.001.000.000
Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids4210.2631.3361.001.000.000
Fatty acid biosynthesis4310.2681.3151.001.000.000
Arginine and proline metabolism4410.2741.2951.001.000.000

of the impact score >0.01.