Table 1. Blood and Urine Chemistry in the Experimental Groups.

Variable	Sham	Aldo	Ep.+Aldo
Plasma aldosterone, pmol/L	1,315.11±10.22	6,234.33±92.88a	6,288.55±87.47a
Plasma sodium, mmol/L	141.32±1.48	142.17±6.32	140.22±4.82
Plasma potassium, mmol/L	3.53±0.22	3.58±0.26	3.49±0.28
Plasma chloride, mmol/L	102.64±1.34	102.31±2.91	102.42±2.62
Plasma bicarbonate, mmol/L	24.71±1.14	24.29±1.58	24.48±1.64
Plasma creatinine, mg/dL	0.24±0.02	0.24±0.02	0.24±0.03
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	19.22±1.64	20.48±3.28	20.25±2.68
Ratio of plasma sodium to potassium	41.27±3.64	39.87±2.94	40.38±2.87
Ratio of urinary sodium to potassium	0.32±0.02	0.32±0.02	0.32±0.03

Values are expressed as mean±standard deviation.

Aldo, aldosterone; Ep., eplerenone (n=6/group).

^aP<0.001 compared with the sham group.