Research Article

Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Alterations in Cochlear Metabolic Profiling in Mice with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Table 2

Significantly altered pathways affected by noise exposure.

No.Pathway nameTotal compounds1Hits2 valueFDR correction3Rich factor4

1β-Alanine metabolism323<0.0013.740.0060.09
2Pyrimidine metabolism6530.0012.830.0240.05
3cAMP signaling pathway2520.0042.440.0380.08
4Butanoate metabolism4220.0102.000.0800.05
5Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies610.0221.660.0960.17
6Arginine and proline metabolism7820.0321.490.0960.03
7GABAergic synapse910.0331.480.0960.11
8Insulin secretion1210.0441.360.1060.08
9Purine metabolism9520.0461.330.1060.02

1Total compounds: the total number of compounds in the pathway. 2Hits: the number of differential metabolites involved in this pathway. 3FDR correction: the value adjusted by false discovery rate. 4Rich factor: the ratio of the number of differential metabolites to the total number of metabolites in this pathway.