Table 2.
Biochemical parameters in all groups
Serum Parameters | 2 weeks | 4 weeks | ||
Rapamycin, N = 6 | Control, N = 6 | Rapamycin, N = 7 | Control, N = 7 | |
Intact PTHa (pg/mL) | 40 ± 22 | 68 ± 34 | 32 ± 21c | 90 ± 37 |
Calciuma (mg/dL) | 10 ± 0.6 | 10 ± 0.4 | 9.8 ± 0.1 | 10 ± 0.1 |
Phosphorusa (mg/dL) | 12 ± 0.2b | 12 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 0.5 | 11 ± 0.7 |
Creatininea (mg/dL) | 0.2 ± 0.04b | 0.2 ± 0.03b | 0.3 ± 0.04 | 0.3 ± 0.07 |
IGF-Ia (ng/mL) | 708 ± 222b | 867 ± 180b | 1028 ± 256c | 1318 ± 297 |
aObtained at the time of sacrifice
bp < 0.003, 2 weeks versus 4 weeks (same group)
cp < 0.006, rapamycin versus control (4 weeks)