Research Article

Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Evaluating Disease Severity in House-Dust-Mite-Induced Allergic Rhinitis by Serum Metabolomics

Table 4

Top ten metabolites with different variations discriminating MSAR from MAR.

MetabolitesIon modeVIP valueRegulationAUCPathway

Linoleic acidPositive2.790.049Down0.77Fatty acid metabolism
BetainePositive2.240.034Up0.60Glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism
CoumarinPositive2.110.012Down0.63Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis
S1PNegative2.060.009Up0.72Sphingolipid metabolism
Palmitoleic acidPositive1.970.016Down0.75Fatty acid metabolism
trans-Vaccenic acidPositive1.890.003Down0.65Fatty acid metabolism
D-Glucurono-6,3-lactoneNegative1.880.000Up0.59Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
SarcosineNegative1.830.007Up0.91Arginine and proline metabolism
CytidinePositive1.790.017Up0.74Pyrimidine metabolism
Pyroglutamic acidNegative1.720.014Down0.81Glutathione metabolism

MAR: mild allergic rhinitis; MSAR: moderate-severe allergic rhinitis; VIP: variable importance for project; AUC: area under the curve; S1P: sphingosine-1-phosphate.