Lysophosphatidylcholine
lipidLysophosphatidylcholine, a bioactive lipid species derived from lipoprotein remodeling, promotes atherosclerosis and altered lipid homeostasis in Type 1 MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepLipid retention & oxidation
Confidencemedium
RationaleBioactive lipid metabolite; altered in dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis; membrane disruption and inflammatory mediator.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I56
C — confounder / Type-II75
A — assay feasibility40
E — evidence strength29
T1DI (composite)5
Specificity differential (R−C)-19.5
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma (EDTA to limit oxidation)
Collection tube
K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top) · Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST)
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS lipidomics (targeted or shotgun)
Reagent / substrate
Deuterated lipid-class internal standards; MS/MS transitions
Platform
LC-MS/MS
Turnaround · availability
Research · Research-only
Literature evidence(23)
- Bioactive lipids in plasma and atherogenic apoB-containing lipoproteins: Effects of statins and PCSK9 inhibitors and relevance to residual cardiovascular risk.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2026 · PMID 42162924 · doi
- Changes to the serum lipidome and their relation to coronary plaque in the first six months after acute myocardial infarction.Atherosclerosis · 2025 · PMID 40651072 · doi
- Integrating metagenomics, lipidomics and proteomics to explore the effect and mechanism of ginsenoside Rb1 on atherosclerosis co-depression disease.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025 · PMID 41014671 · doi
- Spatial lipidomics of coronary atherosclerotic plaque development in a familial hypercholesterolemia swine model.Journal of lipid research · 2024 · PMID 38246237 · doi
- Lipids associated with atherosclerotic plaque instability revealed by mass spectrometry imaging of human carotid arteries.Atherosclerosis · 2024 · PMID 39159550 · doi
- Are Phosphatidylcholine and Lysophosphatidylcholine Body Levels Potentially Reliable Biomarkers in Obesity? A Review of Human Studies.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2023 · PMID 36707969 · doi
- Precise Metabolomics Defines Systemic Metabolic Dysregulation Distinct to Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Diabetes.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2023 · PMID 36727520 · doi
- Shenxiang Suhe pill improves cardiac function through modulating gut microbiota and serum metabolites in rats after acute myocardial infarction.Pharmaceutical biology · 2023 · PMID 38084911 · doi
- Lysophosphatidylcholine: Potential Target for the Treatment of Chronic Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022 · PMID 35955410 · doi
- Interaction of Native- and Oxidized-Low-Density Lipoprotein with Human Estrogen Sulfotransferase.The protein journal · 2021 · PMID 33665770 · doi
- Plasma Metabolomics of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Based on Untargeted Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021 · PMID 34095243 · doi
- LDL subclass lipidomics in atherogenic dyslipidemia: effect of statin therapy on bioactive lipids and dense LDL.Journal of lipid research · 2020 · PMID 32295829 · doi
- Identification and visualization of oxidized lipids in atherosclerotic plaques by microscopic imaging mass spectrometry-based metabolomics.Atherosclerosis · 2020 · PMID 32911376 · doi
- Lysophospholipids as Predictive Markers of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI).Metabolites · 2020 · PMID 33396480 · doi
- Integrated metabolomics and metallomics analyses in acute coronary syndrome patients.Metallomics : integrated biometal science · 2017 · PMID 28518204 · doi
- Lipidomic analysis of plasma lipoprotein fractions in myocardial infarction-prone rabbits.Journal of bioscience and bioengineering · 2015 · PMID 26162515 · doi
- Alteration in metabolic signature and lipid metabolism in patients with angina pectoris and myocardial infarction.PloS one · 2015 · PMID 26258408 · doi
- [Clinical role of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2].Kardiologiia · 2013 · PMID 23548429
- Increased lysophosphatidic acid levels in culprit coronary arteries of patients with acute coronary syndrome.Atherosclerosis · 2013 · PMID 23664202 · doi
- Modified lipoproteins provide lipids that modulate dendritic cell immune function.Biochimie · 2012 · PMID 22959067 · doi
- Metabolomic profiling of rat serum associated with isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction using ultra-performance liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry and multivariate analysis.Talanta · 2009 · PMID 19559874 · doi
- Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) and atherosclerosis.Current opinion in lipidology · 2009 · PMID 19667981 · doi
- Lp-PLA2: a new kid on the block.Clinical chemistry · 2006 · PMID 16873290 · doi