Phosphatidic acid
lipidPhospholipid dysregulated in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and cardiomyocyte damage.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)
Confidencemedium
RationaleLipid dysregulation in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and cardiomyocyte death.
Also acts inPlatelet activation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I58
C — confounder / Type-II65
A — assay feasibility40
E — evidence strength26
T1DI (composite)5
Specificity differential (R−C)-7.1
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(2)
- Spatial Metabolomics Reveals GLA-Mediated Imbalance of GalCer/GalCer as a Therapeutic Target in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026 · PMID 41460520 · doi
- Glycoursodeoxycholic Acid Alleviates Arterial Thrombosis via Suppressing Diacylglycerol Kinases Activity in Platelet.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024 · PMID 38572646 · doi