Table 2 Lipid class comparison between lipid rafts and nonraft membranes in control subjects (NSL).

Sphingomyelin

1.97 ± 0.86

11.43 ± 1.44^a

PC

9.86 ± 0.87

5.35 ± 0.49^a

PS

10.85 ± 1.08

6.82 ± 0.50^a

PI

3.67 ± 0.59

2.16 ± 0.17^a

Phosphatidylglycerol

2.71 ± 0.58

0.70 ± 0.10^a

PE

28.72 ± 1.82

20.97 ± 0.57^a

Sulfatides

0.00 ± 0.00

10.56 ± 0.68^a

Cerebrosides

0.00 ± 0.00

5.10 ± 0.79^a

Cholesterol

27.68 ± 1.98

33.04 ± 1.18^a

Free fatty acids

10.68 ± 0.92

2.17 ± 0.28^a

Sterol esters

0.00 ± 0.00

1.68 ± 0.60^a

Total neutral lipids

42.23 ± 2.66

36.90 ± 1.41

Total polar lipids

57.77 ± 2.66

63.09 ± 1.41

Phospholipid/cholesterol

2.15 ± 0.18

1.11 ± 0.06^a