Table 1.
Serum chemistries in normal and uremic rats. Rats were made uremic and treated for 3 months with nothing (UC) or paricalcitol (UP).
| Group | Body Wt (g) | Cr (mg/dl) | ICa++ (mg/dl) | Total Ca (mg/dl) | P (mg/dl) | CaxP (mg2/dl2) | PTH (pg/ml) | FGF-23 (pg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC (n=6) | 263.7 ± 2.9 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 4.84 ± 0.04 | 9.96 ± 0.08 | 4.23 ± 0.23 | 42.2 ± 2.3 | 31.6 ± 7.1 | 569 ± 56 |
| UC (n=9) | 262.0 ± 5.1 | 1.34 ± 0.14α | 4.92 ± 0.05 | 11.38 ± 0.15α | 6.20 ± 0.53α | 70.7 ± 6.5α | 265.8 ± 62.0α | 3,998 ± 1,613 |
| UP (n=9) | 258.4 ± 3.4 | 1.00 ± 0.07α | 5.41 ± 0.06αβ | 11.99 ± 0.33α | 6.34 ± 0.17α | 76.3 ± 3.6α | 16.6 ± 4.6β | 11,571 ± 2,898αβ |
α
p≤0.01 vs. NC
β
p≤0.05 vs. UC. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM.