Research Article

A Study on Gentiana dahurica Fisch Ethanol Extract Alleviating Alcoholic Liver Disease in Mice: A Metabolomic Analysis of the Liver

Table 1

Information on some differential metabolites.

NumberMetabolitesContent changeClassificationKEGG pathways
Control vs AlcoholAlcohol vs Alcohol + GDEE(KEGG brite)

1Uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP)UpUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (2); (4)
2Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)UpUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (3); (4); (5); (6); (10)
3Cytidine 5′-monophosphate (CMP)UpUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (2)
4UracilDownUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (2); (11)
5ThymidineDownUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (2)
6Deoxyguanosine 5′-monophosphate (dGMP)UpUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (3)
7Deoxyuridine monophosphate (dUMP)DownUnchangedNucleic acids(1); (2); (5)
82′-DeoxyuridineUnchangedDownNucleic acids(1); (2); (7)
9Adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic phosphate (cAMP)UnchangedUpNucleic acids(1); (3); (6); (8); (9)
10Adenylosuccinic acidUnchangedUpNucleic acids(1); (3); (4); (12)
11L-AlanineDownUnchangedAmino acids(1); (7); (12); (13); (14); (15)
12L-ValineUpUnchangedAmino acids(1); (4); (11); (13); (14); (16)
13Argininosuccinic acidUpUnchangedAmino acids(1); (12); (13)
14Glucose 6-phosphateUpUnchanged(1); (9); (15)
15D-XyloseUpDownMonosaccharides(1); (7); (17); (18)
16GlucosamineDownUnchangedMonosaccharides(1); (18)
17(R)-Mevalonic acid 5-phosphateUpDown(1); (19)

Note: the meaning of the numbers in column “KEGG pathways.” (1) metabolic pathways; (2) pyrimidine metabolism; (3) purine metabolism; (4) biosynthesis of cofactors; (5) antifolate resistance; (6) regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes; (7) ABC transporters; (8) insulin signaling pathway; (9) insulin secretion; (10) aldosterone synthesis and secretion; (11) pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis; (12) alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism; (13) biosynthesis of amino acids; (14) protein digestion and absorption; (15) central carbon metabolism in cancer; (16) valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation; (17) pentose and glucuronate interconversions; (18) amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism; and (19) terpenoid backbone biosynthesis.