Whole genome expression and biochemical correlates of extreme constitutional types defined in Ayurveda

Table 2 Biochemical parameters, biological processes and pathways that distinguish Prakriti types in males

Distinguishing Parameters (Males)			Vata	Pitta	Kapha
Biochemical profiles	Lipid profile	Total Cholesterol*	-	NS	+
		Triglycerides	-	-	+
		VLDL	-	-	+
		LDL*	-	+	+
		HDL	+	NS	-
		LDL/HDL ratio	-	-	+
	LFT	GGPT	-	+	+
		SGPT*	-	NS	+
		Prothrombin time	+	+	-
	Hematological	Haemoglobin	-	+	-
		PCV	-	+	-
		RBC count	-	+	NS
		Prolactin	+	NS	-
		Uric Acid	-	+	+
		Zinc	-	NS	+
Biological processes		immune response	-	+	-
		regulation of enzyme activity	+	-	-
		regulation of transferase activity	+	-	-
		fibrinolysis	+	+	-
Biological Pathways	Environmental Information processing	Jak-STAT signaling pathway	-	+	-
		Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction	-	+	-
		Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)	+	-	-
	Immune system	Type I diabetes mellitus	-	+	-
		Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	-	+	-
		Antigen processing and presentation	-	+	-
		B cell and T cell receptor signaling pathway	-	-	+
		Toll-like receptor signaling pathway	-	+	+
		Cell cycle	+	-	-
	Sensory system	Taste and olfactory transduction	+	-	+

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