proline
metaboliteProline metabolism, a marker of collagen turnover, may discriminate plaque erosion from rupture mechanisms in Type 1 MI pathogenesis.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepFibrous-cap degradation & rupture
Confidencelow
RationaleMetabolomic marker associated with plaque erosion vs rupture discrimination; downstream collagen remodeling in fibrous cap.
Also acts inSystemic / off-pathway
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs non-Type I discrimination
ScoresNon-Type-I-associated
R — rupture / Type-I—
C — non-Type-I53
A — assay feasibility42
E — evidence strength22
T1DI (composite)3
Specificity differential (R−C)-38.3
Non-Type-I axis panel
Does this marker also move in each non-Type-I setting? mag 0–3; higher means less Type-I-specific. n/a = no evidence retrieved, which is not the same as no change.
2sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 2
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
2hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2
2tachyarrhythmiamag 2
2hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
2hypertensive emergencyn/a
2high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 1
3sudden cardiac deathn/a
4aPCI-related periproceduraln/a
4bstent thrombosisn/a
4cin-stent restenosisn/a
5CABG-relatedmag 1
Coverage: 5/12 axes with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 7 supporting references. 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, plasma or urine
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · Lithium heparin (green-top) · Sterile urine container
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS (targeted metabolomics) or enzymatic colorimetric where available
Reagent / substrate
Stable-isotope-labeled internal standard (MS); or enzyme-coupled Trinder reagent
Platform
LC-MS/MS; some automated chemistry
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Specialized / research
Literature evidence(3)
- Metabolomic profiles of body shapes and their associations with the risks of incident cardiovascular diseases in Chinese adults.Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2025 · PMID 40216564 · doi
- Targeted arginine metabolomics combined with metagenomics revealed the potential mechanism of Pueraria lobata extract in treating myocardial infarction.Journal of chromatography. A · 2024 · PMID 38387153 · doi
- Combining metabolomics and OCT to reveal plasma metabolic profiling and biomarkers of plaque erosion and plaque rupture in STEMI patients.International journal of cardiology · 2023 · PMID 37517782 · doi