Research Article

Serum Oxidative Stress Markers and Lipidomic Profile to Detect NASH Patients Responsive to an Antioxidant Treatment: A Pilot Study

Table 4

Assignments of the m/z ratios detected in the positive ion MALDI-TOF mass spectra of the organic extracts of serum patient NASH before (T0) and after 12 months of chronic administration of RA (T12).

m/z (MH+)Identity CTRGroup 1Group 2
T0T12T0T12

496,36lyso PC 16:0 100100100100100
369,37CL (−H2O) (H+)
520,4lyso PC 18:2
522,41lyso PC 18:1
524,37lyso PC 18:0
703,5SM 16:0
758,65PC 16:0/18:2
760,51PC 16:0/18:1 (H+)
784,66PC 18:1/18:2
786,53#PC 18:0/18:2 (H+)/ PC 18:1/18:1 (H+)
804,52PC 18:2/18:2 (Na+)
808,55#PC 18:0/18:2 (Na+)/PC 18:1/20:4 (H+)
810,55PC 18:0/20:4
812,62PC 18:0/20:3

Quantitative determination in % made ​​only on the basis of the value of H+ or Na+.
#Identification is not unique (there are two possible identities).
CL = free cholesterol; lyso-PC = lysophosphatidylcholine; PC = phosphatidylcholine; SM = sphingomyelin.