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Alteration of Lysophosphatidylcholine-Related Metabolic Parameters in the Plasma of Mice with Experimental Sepsis

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Plasma concentration of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) was reported to decrease in patients with sepsis. However, the mechanisms of sepsis-induced decrease in plasma LPC levels are not currently well known. In mice subjected to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), a model of polymicrobial peritoneal sepsis, we examined alterations in LPC-related metabolic parameters in plasma, i.e., the plasma concentration of LPC-related substances (i.e., phosphatidylcholine (PC) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)), and activities or levels in the plasma of some enzymes that can be involved in the regulation of plasma LPC concentration (i.e., secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2), lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), and autotaxin (ATX)), as well as plasma albumin concentration. We found that levels of LPC and albumin and enzyme activities of LCAT, ATX, and sPLA2 were decreased, whereas levels of PC, LPA, and LPCAT1–3 were increased in the plasma of mice subjected to CLP. Bacterial peritonitis led to alterations in all the measured LPC-related metabolic parameters in the plasma, which could potentially contribute to sepsis-induced decrease in plasma LPC levels. These findings could lead to the novel biomarkers of sepsis.

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This work was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (grant number 2015R1D1A1A01058532) and Hallym University Research Fund (grant number HRF-201606-011).

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    Won-Gyun Ahn, Jun-Sub Jung & Dong-Keun Song

  2. Institute of Natural Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea

    Jun-Sub Jung & Dong-Keun Song

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    Hyeok Yil Kwon

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Ahn, WG., Jung, JS., Kwon, H. et al. Alteration of Lysophosphatidylcholine-Related Metabolic Parameters in the Plasma of Mice with Experimental Sepsis. Inflammation 40, 537–545 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-016-0500-6

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