Research Article

Effect of Huangqin Tang on Urine Metabolic Profile in Rats with Ulcerative Colitis Based on UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS

Table 3

The average changes of potential biomarkers (VIP >1) in the urine.

MetaboliteControlModelHQT

m-Methylhippuric acid96.02 ± 14.06171.94 ± 87.40131.78 ± 65.45↓
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid1.64 ± 0.363.30 ± 2.181.51 ± 0.67#
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid3.49 ± 0.584.48 ± 0.914.33 ± 0.74↓
Ethanolamine1.51 ± 0.392.03 ± 0.521.60 ± 0.29#
Adipic acid2.56 ± 0.232.92 ± 0.394.83 ± 1.91
L-isoleucine9.30 ± 1.9211.27 ± 1.7511.79 ± 0.31
Pyroglutamic acid5.20 ± 1.437.98 ± 2.687.34 ± 2.28↓
L-histidine0.16 ± 0.050.25 ± 0.070.16 ± 0.10#
4-Hydroxyproline0.68 ± 0.110.96 ± 0.251.38 ± 0.33
Sarcosine0.32 ± 0.040.20 ± 0.070.52 ± 0.16##
3-Methylhistidine0.75 ± 0.111.01 ± 0.301.57 ± 0.54
Gamma-aminobutyric acid33.97 ± 6.7446.78 ± 12.3132.65 ± 14.94#
Linoleic acid5.57 ± 1.264.45 ± 0.426.54 ± 2.66#
L-valine40.17 ± 11.3282.31 ± 42.3173.53 ± 28.53↓
Creatine7.04 ± 1.945.06 ± 0.996.05 ± 0.98#
Cholesterol sulfate0.15 ± 0.020.24 ± 0.070.22 ± 0.09↓
Arachidonic acid0.57 ± 0.170.39 ± 0.240.60 ± 0.18#
L-tyrosine0.69 ± 0.120.41 ± 0.170.68 ± 0.25#
Palmitoleic acid5.35 ± 0.824.47 ± 0.786.36 ± 2.23#
Alpha-linolenic acid5.80 ± 1.054.64 ± 0.556.54 ± 2.66↑
Oleic acid6.87 ± 1.685.06 ± 1.246.73 ± 1.99#
Biotin1.44 ± 0.051.85 ± 0.132.27 ± 1.01
L-proline0.14 ± 0.040.25 ± 0.030.35 ± 0.02
L-leucine0.56 ± 0.070.71 ± 0.120.65 ± 0.21↓
Glycine3.67 ± 0.345.83 ± 2.974.38 ± 2.45↓
D-glucose3.87 ± 1.027.77 ± 7.726.28 ± 2.30↓
L-serine11.85 ± 4.546.21 ± 2.049.01 ± 5.01↑
4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid23.13 ± 1.8233.91 ± 6.7131.50 ± 4.56↓

, vs normal control; , vs model group. Arrows indicate upregulated (↑) or downregulated (↓) metabolites in the model group compared with the control group and HQT group compared with model group.