“…Only a few studies have investigated plasma lipidic alterations in GC so far. In the first one, Saito et al reported the larger upregulation for PE 36:2 in the GC group, whereas choline-containing phospholipids (PCs, SMs and various LPCs including LPC 22:6, 20:5, 20:0, 18:2 and 22:0) exhibited the most marked down-regulation in the same group [ 58 ]. By investigating the progression of pre-cancerous gastric lesions to GC in a prospective targeted lipidomic study, Liu et al identified 11 plasma lipids decreased during gastric lesion progression to GC, including three PCs, two LPCs, but also lysoPIs (LPI 18:0, LPI 20:4), free FAs (AA, alpha-linolenic acid, stearic acid), and PA 32:1 [ 59 ].…”