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Reactive oxygen species
Pathway / Plaque inflammation

Reactive oxygen species

metabolite

Reactive oxygen species generated during plaque inflammation oxidize lipids, activate platelets, and cause vascular dysfunction in Type 1 MI.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlaque inflammation
Confidencehigh
RationaleOxidative mediator of plaque inflammation and atherosclerosis; drives lipid oxidation and platelet activation.
Also acts inLipid entry/oxidation, Platelet activation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both
R — rupture / Type-I
100
C — confounder / Type-II
93
A — assay feasibility
42
E — evidence strength
73
T1DI (composite)
16
Specificity differential (R−C)+6.7
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 3
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a
4tachyarrhythmiamag 3
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 3
6hypertensive emergencymag 2
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 3
Coverage: 5/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 8 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(6)