Research Article
Salivary Metabolomics Fingerprint of Chronic Apical Abscess with Sinus Tract: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Variable influence in projection (metabolites accumulated or depleted in CAA patients sorted by trend).
| | VIP: variable influence in projection |
| | Metabolites | Trend in CAA patients | Score values sorted by trend | | 4-Hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid | ↑ | 1.90102 | | N-Acetylneuraminic acid | ↑ | 1.70824 | | Inositol-like | ↑ | 1.35246 | | Ornithine | ↑ | 1.2671 | | Putrescine | ↑ | 1.25158 | | Phosphoethanolamine | ↑ | 1.1257 | | Hypoxanthine | ↑ | 1.07426 | | 5-Aminopentanoic acid | ↑ | 0.99078 | | Proline | ↑ | 0.948403 | | Uracil | ↑ | 0.804598 | | Lysine | ↑ | 0.764083 | | Stearic acid | ↑ | 0.698099 | | Threonine | ↑ | 0.654658 | | Uric acid | ↑ | 0.630694 | | Glycine | ↑ | 0.620945 | | Sorbitol | ↓ | 4.42798 | | Maltose | ↓ | 3.66992 | | Glucose | ↓ | 2.58188 | | Xylitol | ↓ | 1.74627 | | Succinic acid | ↓ | 1.26194 | | Ethanolamine | ↓ | 1.17785 | | Lactic acid | ↓ | 1.13476 | | Palmitic acid | ↓ | 1.02905 | | Citric acid | ↓ | 0.995201 | | Urea | ↓ | 0.886784 | | 1,2-Propanediol | ↓ | 0.774375 | | meso-2,3-butanediol | ↓ | 0.67866 |
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