TABLE 2.
Effects of 1,25(OH)2D3 on urine metal concentration of Zucker rats in the first week of treatment.
| Metals (μg/g UCR) | ZL | ZDF | ZDF + VL | ZDF + VM | ZDF + VH |
| Cu | 184.66 ± 4.98 | 243.81 ± 7.83a | 235.21 ± 10.60 | 223.87 ± 10.49 | 240.28 ± 13.10 |
| Zn | 143.93 ± 23.21 | 245.87 ± 13.42a | 262.43 ± 19.72 | 231.91 ± 7.81 | 240.25 ± 25.49 |
| Se | 7.24 ± 0.18 | 13.18 ± 0.67a | 17.03 ± 0.59b | 16.07 ± 0.88 | 18.21 ± 1.27b |
| Mo | 261.38 ± 5.96 | 411.78 ± 10.95a | 406.63 ± 12.99 | 366.08 ± 27.50 | 375.01 ± 19.52 |
| As | 13.72 ± 0.43 | 17.43 ± 0.45a | 17.33 ± 0.68 | 17.57 ± 0.96 | 18.51 ± 0.60 |
| Rb | 1084.69 ± 48.47 | 2081.95 ± 57.83 | 2425.84 ± 56.45 | 2420.95 ± 85.33 | 2519.00 ± 93.90 |
| V | 1.19 ± 0.10 | 1.81 ± 0.17 | 1.98 ± 0.21 | 1.99 ± 0.24 | 2.31 ± 0.20 |
| W | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 0.59 ± 0.02a | 0.58 ± 0.03 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.60 ± 0.03 |
| Tl | 124.98 ± 11.40 | 269.56 ± 9.72 | 350.71 ± 10.55 | 359.09 ± 18.41 | 373.69 ± 15.00b |
| Ti | 4.07 (2.25,10.63) | 38.98 (30.55,44.30)a | 68.39 (49.09,77.64)b | 85.09 (66.89,104.78)b | 100.73 (79.98,122.21)b |
| Co | 2.67 (2.16,2.73) | 4.54 (3.97, 4.91)a | 5.44 (4.70, 5.72) | 4.34 (4.15, 5.18) | 5.03 (4.14, 6.16) |
| Cr | 0.81 (0.56, 0.95) | 1.81 (1.37, 2.50)a | 2.72 (2.05, 3.58)b | 2.34 (2.04, 2.86) | 2.57 (2.01, 3.71)b |
| Ni | 8.59 ± 1.62 | 21.23 ± 2.19a | 25.62 ± 3.76 | 23.62 ± 2.02 | 25.84 ± 2.50 |
| Sb | 116.02 ± 9.58 | 127.94 ± 5.35 | 112.14 ± 7.09 | 116.71 ± 12.61 | 115.42 ± 6.31 |
| Al | 13.39 ± 2.30 | 21.09 ± 1.60 | 24.39 ± 3.82 | 24.93 ± 2.69 | 30.86 ± 3.10b |
| Fe | 32.51 ± 8.11 | 67.53 ± 5.85 | 86.59 ± 13.06 | 96.44 ± 9.82 | 90.59 ± 15.47 |
| Mn | 11.36 ± 2.28 | 32.76 ± 5.64 | 67.74 ± 17.01 | 138.94 ± 10.38b | 116.47 ± 27.24 |
| Sr | 91.06 ± 6.55 | 182.34 ± 13.14a | 254.26 ± 18.75 | 329.87 ± 21.10b | 356.21 ± 24.34b |
| Cd | 180.81 ± 7.34 | 244.99 ± 9.17a | 277.64 ± 14.74 | 299.18 ± 22.50b | 302.94 ± 17.47b |
| Sn | 169.89 ± 20.65 | 123.69 ± 11.00 | 101.14 ± 10.18 | 111.74 ± 18.96 | 95.51 ± 7.48 |
| Ba | 6.74 (5.86, 9.34) | 8.85 (6.87, 9.29) | 11.62 (8.19, 17.08) | 18.68 (15.40, 21.96)b | 18.35 (12.31, 25.70)b |
| Pb | 0.40 ± 0.05 | 0.37 ± 0.07 | 0.42 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.07 | 0.21 ± 0.03 |
| U | 263.85 ± 34.25 | 134.44 ± 13.09 | 100.12 ± 8.90 | 110.48 ± 8.09 | 108.60 ± 11.88 |
ZL, Zucker lean group; ZDF, Zucker diabetic fatty group. ZDF + VL, ZDF + low-dose 1,25(OH)2D3 group (2 μg/kg⋅bw); ZDF + VM, ZDF + middle-dose 1,25(OH)2D3 group (8 μg/kg⋅bw); ZDF + VH, ZDF + high-dose 1,25(OH)2D3 group (16 μg/kg⋅bw). The unite of Tl, Sb, Cd, Sn and U was expressed as ng/g UCR. Data are presented as mean ± SEM or median (IQR) (n ≥ 8). aP < 0.05 vs. the ZL group, bP < 0.05 vs. the ZDF group using one way ANOVA tests.