Fig. 2From: Caution in studying and interpreting the lupus metabolomeAn overview of the lipid alterations in SLE sera. This data was drawn from the study that interrogated the largest number of lipid metabolites in SLE [6]. Green: decreased in all patients or severe lupus. Red: increased in all patients or severe lupus. Black: no change in all patients or severe lupus. Bolded with asterisks: significantly changed in either mild or severe lupus (p < 0.05). Of the lipids listed in this figure, arachidonate, caproate, caprylate, eicosanoate, linolenate, stearate, EPA, DHA, linoleneate, myristate, oleate, and palmitoleate were also altered in the study by Shin et al. [10], as detailed in Table 2. LCFA long-chain fatty acids, MCFA medium-chain fatty acids, MUFA mono-unsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid, SCFA short-chain fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acidsBack to article page