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. 2015 Aug 26;10(8):e0135224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135224

Table 1. Physiological parameters under regular salt diet or sodium-deficient diet.

Parameters Regular salt diet
WT Δ/+ Δ/Δ
n 6 7 5
Body weight (g) 22.70±0.77 22.46±1.59 20.49±1.77
Plasma aldosterone (pg/ml) 358.5±156.8 353.9±126.3 586.6±304.4
Plasma sodium (mmol) 143.15±1.43 145.18±0.66 143.65±0.60
Plasma potassium (mmol) 5.37±0.28 5.32±0.22 5.32±0.11
CAP1, relative mRNA expression (% of control) 100±18.37 97.96±14.78 99.44±17.10
CAP3, relative mRNA expression (% of control) 100±10.16 84.15±6.70 84.80±5.13
Furin, relative mRNA expression (% of control) n.d. n.d. n.d.
Sodium-deficient diet
WT Δ/+ Δ/Δ
n 5 5 4
Body weight (g) 25.75±1.36 25.58±1.48 23.44±2.44
Plasma aldosterone (pg/ml) 803.3±203.6 474.3±157.9 723.7±300.6
Plasma sodium (mmol) 152.20±1.83 155.94±1.97 156.28±3.34
Plasma potassium (mmol) 4.55±0.31 4.79±0.14 4.31±0.29
CAP1, relative mRNA expression (% of control) 100±9.96 119.09±10.06 72.11±4.56
CAP3, relative mRNA expression (% of control) 100±4.72 113.10±10.39 74.93±13.08
Furin, relative mRNA expression (% of control) 100±2.97 123.76±17.44 144.04±8.02

Physiological parameters of CAP2/Tmprss4 wildtype (WT), heterozygous mutant (HET, Δ/+) and knockout (KO, Δ/Δ) mice under regular sodium or sodium-deficient diets. Data are presented as mean ± SEM.