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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Is a Promising Method to Restore Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Relieve Neurological Deficits after Traumatic Brain Injury

Table 2

The significantly differential serum metabolites among the sham, TBI+FMT, and TBI+saline groups.

MetabolitesRt (s)VIP (a)FC (a) value (a)VIP (b)FC (b) value (b)VIP (c)FC (c) value (c)

1-O-(cis-9-Octadecenyl)-2-O-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine189.098550.3842.4610.8220.0372.8901.3260.0010.8911.0910.256
L-Palmitoylcarnitine174.714400.3411.9560.8510.1062.6511.2460.0140.1611.0600.500
L-Citrulline444.719176.1011.0820.6800.0051.0891.4350.0140.1420.9760.826
1-Palmitoyllysophosphatidylcholine189.717538.3841.8910.8160.0351.8001.1630.0220.7410.9490.560
Sphingomyelin (d18 : 1/18 : 0)139.739794.6031.6181.0870.3402.5041.1440.0243.2741.2440.005
Sarcosine317.225131.0800.5251.0310.8501.2000.7260.0240.7400.7480.108
Glycochenodeoxycholate215.888450.3181.4103.3270.0031.3070.4970.0370.3271.6520.126
L-Phenylalanine282.802166.0841.1811.1740.0222.2560.7900.0400.7160.8490.267
L-Alanine373.57990.0542.1320.3260.0561.5610.7150.0431.2370.7590.099
Dioctyl phthalate233.342391.2820.7610.6800.0861.1411.8790.0460.4341.2770.401
1-Stearoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine213.909524.3681.2620.9580.7381.5060.8470.0541.2930.8110.136
Trimethylamine N-oxide333.59376.0741.9533.9360.0351.4770.3410.0620.4361.3430.442
Cortexolone48.584347.2190.4160.8740.4831.0640.6550.0750.9340.5720.013
5-Methylcytosine207.507126.0650.2510.9280.5951.0901.2360.0870.9301.1460.186

Abbreviations: FC: fold change; : mass-to-charge ratio; Rt: retention time; VIP: variable importance in the projection. VIP (a) or FC (a): TBI+saline versus the sham group; VIP (b) or FC (b): TBI+FMT versus the TBI+saline group; VIP (c) or FC (c): TBI+FMT versus the sham group.