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Table 3 Phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine molecular species composition from three isolation methods

From: Phospholipid composition and kinetics in different endobronchial fractions from healthy volunteers

Surfactant PC composition (%)

PC Species

BALF

TW

IS

PC16:0/14:0

8.8 ±0.9

7.9 ± 1.3

†7.0 ±1.6

PC16:0a/16:0

2.6 ±0.4

2.5 ± 0.4

3.0 ±0.6

PC16:0/16:1

9.0 ±1.5

8.1 ± 1.9

†7.0 ±1.3

PC16:0/16:0

53.3 ± 3.6

48.7 ± 6.4

45.8 ±7.6

PC16:0/18:2

5.7 ±1.1

6.9 ±1.8

7.6 ±1.8

PC16:0/18:1

12.6 ±1.6

13.9 ±1.9

15.3 ±2.4

PC16:0/20:4

1.4 ±0.4

1.8 ±0.8

1.9 ±0.7

PC18:1/18:2

1.6 ±0.5

2.3 ±1.0

2.9 ±0.9

PC18:0/18:2

2.7 ±1.0

4.0 ±2.0

5.4 ±2.0

PC18:0/18:1

1.3 ±0.6

2.1 ±1.2

2.9 ±1.3

PC18:1/20:4

0.4 ±0.2

0.6 ±0.4

0.5 ±0.2

PC18:0/20:4

0.6 ±0.4

1.2 ±0.9

0.9 ±0.4

Surfactant LPC composition %

LPC Species

BALF

TW

IS

LPC16:0

71.7 ±6.0

‡65.7 ±9.2

‡54.4 ±14.8

LPC18:2

6.4 ±1.4

8.0 ±2.3

†12.5 ±5.4

LPC18:1

13.3 ±2.5

15.1 ±2.8

‡21.6 ±6.2

LPC18:0

6.0 ±2.0

8.0 ±3.3

8.3 ±3.7

LPC20:4

2.6 ±1.8

3.2 ±2.1

3.2 ±2.2

  1. BALF, Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; TW, Tracheal wash; IS, Induced sputum; PC, Phosphatidylcholine; LPC, Lysophosphatidylcholine. P < 0.01, P < 0.001. Data are expressed as % (mean ± SD) composition of total selected species at time points sampled.