Research Article

Metabolomics in COPD Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Table 2

Concentration (millimolar) of the top 10 VIP metabolites in serum of subjects with stable COPD, AECOPD, CHF, and PNA.

Stable COPD (n = 15)AECOPD (n = 12)CHF (n = 8)PNA (n = 9)

Glycine3.9 × 10−1 ± 2.8 × 10−11.6 × 10−2 ± 2.3 × 10−23.3 × 10−2 ± 2.8 × 10−25 × 10−3 ± 1.8 × 10−3
Glutamine7.2 × 10−2 ± 1.9 × 10−2‡5.4 × 10−2 ± 1.7 × 10−26.1 × 10−2 ± 2.9 × 10−23.2 × 10−2 ± 1.6 × 10−2
Alanine4.4 × 10−2 ± 1.8 × 10−2‡2.8 × 10−2 ± 1.3 × 10−23.6 × 10−2 ± 2.3 × 10−21.6 × 10−2 ± 7.3 × 10−3
Proline3.3 × 10−2 ± 1.3 × 10−21.7 × 10−2 ± 6.2 × 10−33.2 × 10−2 ± 1.4 × 10−2‡1.3 × 10−2 ± 6.3 × 10−3
Glutamate2.1 × 10−2 ± 7.6 × 10−38.6 × 10−3 ± 5.4 × 10−31.3 × 10−2 ± 8.7 × 10−36.8 × 10−3 ± 4.1 × 10−3
Mannitol1.5 × 10−2 ± 10−2†‡4.9 × 10−3 ± 2.9 × 10−33.1 × 10−3 ± 1.7 × 10−32.8 × 10−3 ± 1.4 × 10−3
Citrate1.2 × 10−2 ± 7 × 10−34.2 × 10−3 ± 1.7 × 10−37.4 × 10−3 ± 2.9 × 10−34.4 × 10−3 ± 2.1 × 10−3
Histidine9.2 × 10−3 ± 2.8 × 10−34.7 × 10−3 ± 2.5 × 10−35.9 × 10−3 ± 4.3 × 10−34.1 × 10−3 ± 3.4 × 10−3
Formate6.2 × 10−3 ± 3.5 × 10−3†‡1.6 × 10−3 ± 6.5 × 10−42 × 10−3 ± 6.8 × 10−42.8 × 10−3 ± 1.6 × 10−3
Creatine phosphate3.6 × 10−3 ± 1.9 × 10−31.5 × 10−3 ± 2.9 × 10−4†3.2 × 10−3 ± 1.310−3‡1.6 × 10−3 ± 5.2 × 10−4

versus AECOPD, versus CHF, versus PNA. AECOPD = acute exacerbation of COPD, CHF = congestive heart failure, PNA = pneumonia.