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. 2015 Aug 18;10(8):e0135582. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135582

Table 5. Changes in ion levels in the livers and lungs of K-rasLA1 mice fed a normal or high-phosphate diet for 1, 2, or 4 months.

1 month 2 months 4 months
Liver Lung Liver Lung Liver Lung
ND HPD ND HPD ND HPD ND HPD ND HPD ND HPD
P (μg/g) 3041.5 ± 112 3334.8 ± 84 2048.6 ± 67 2146.4 ± 59 3371.3 ± 94 3570.6 ± 97 2598.6 ± 67 2724.7 ± 41 2870.9 ± 44 3380.7 ± 58* 2229.8 ± 52 2396.2 ± 39
S (μg/g) 2620.2 ± 76 2908.5 ± 60 n/a 89.4 ± 4.8 2735.2 ± 39 3043.4 ± 89* 2.5 ± 0.08 274.4 ± 8.2** 2330.2 ±48 9222.1 ± 209** 167.6 ± 12.1 308.9 ± 11.9*
Ca (μg/g) 22.9 ± 1.89 47.1 ± 3.29** 22.5 ± 2.93 n/a 26.4 ± 2.12 58.0 ± 3.92* 33.3 ± 1.21 98.8 ± 4.98* 92.3 ± 8.21 63.5 ± 3.65* 60.8 ± 7.21 86.2 ± 5.23*
Na (μg/g) 587.9 ± 23.1 679.3 ± 41 2242.7 ± 98.2 2046.6 ± 89.5 645.7 ± 35.1 544.8 ± 29.3 4909.9 ± 213 2452.6 ± 108** 587.9 ± 29.3 722.4 ± 41.2* 2133.5 ± 93.2 2111.0 ± 49.1
Fe (pg/g) 86186.2 ± 2132 102044.0 ± 3654* 29003.6 ± 872 48475.1 ± 998** 113192.7 ± 3984 96882.5 ± 1894* 63109.7 ± 2132 52227.8 ± 1751 71967.5 ± 1620 179979.0 ± 2178** 59086.9 ± 2100 68112.9 ± 1985*
Mn (pg/g) 685.8 ± 39 554.0 ± 41 n/a n/a 734.4± 21 614.1± 52 n/a n/a 480.3 ± 29 665.4 ± 37* n/a n/a
Cu (pg/g) 6042.6± 102 7328.3 ± 97* 2695.4 ± 32 2195.7 ± 73** 6682.5 ± 92 6734.2 ± 107 43564.5 ± 325 3413.9 ± 298* 3882.9 ± 42 6586.7 ± 49** 30238.4 ± 121 39087.0 ± 872*
Zn (pg/g) 25118.7 ± 548 26758.8 ± 498 11980.6 ± 198 13108.0 ± 244* 28190.6 ± 319 27771.9 ± 299 14991.7 ± 177 17246.1 ± 142* 29098.7 ± 320 32177.9 ± 211** 29801.9 ± 176 35900.7 ± 189**

ND, normal diet; HPD, high-phosphate diet.

Ion levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-mass spectrometry or ICP-optical emission spectrometry.

Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6).

*P < 0.05

**P < 0.01

n/a, not available.