Table 1 Effects of zinc intake on the weight, blood chemistry and urine chemistry in the study groups.

From: Zinc alleviates vascular calcification by activating ERK1/2-mediated autophagy

 

CTR(n = 8)

CTR + Zn(n = 8)

CKD(n = 8)

CKD + Zn(n = 8)

Weight (g)

423.38 ± 23.82

412.13 ± 16.97

311.25 ± 15.83a

318.88 ± 21.95a

SCr (μmol/L)

65.12 ± 20.08

60.59 ± 22.32

511.21 ± 60.76a

420.16 ± 80.37a,b

SCa (mmol/L)

2.49 ± 0.12

3.24 ± 0.16

1.65 ± 0.14a

2.07 ± 0.12a,b

SP (mmol/L)

2.42 ± 0.29

2.68 ± 0.26

7.62 ± 0.16a

5.58 ± 0.31a,b

SZn (μmol/L)

19.49 ± 0.92

19.11 ± 0.45

19.25 ± 1.70

17.79 ± 1.14

UCa (mg/24 h)

1.01 ± 0.65

1.22 ± 0.41

1.81 ± 0.82a

1.49 ± 0.57a,b

UP (mg/24 h)

126.67 ± 88.32

152.22 ± 72.16

70.05 ± 15.83a

78.29 ± 27.52a

PTH (pg/mL)

22.24 ± 6.51

19.23 ± 5.76

602.18 ± 97.92a

80.50 ± 16.31a,b

sRANKL (pg/mL)

95.41 ± 20.32

93.56 ± 22.19

178.83 ± 23.40a

133.25 ± 19.66a,b

PINP (pg/mL)

158.32 ± 23.25

155.43 ± 25.38

307.44 ± 31.69a

232.15 ± 28.64a,b

CTX-I (pg/mL)

56.93 ± 9.6

55.85 ± 8.2

86.12 ± 12.24a

73.57 ± 9.3a,b

  1. This table compares the effects of zinc intake on various parameters, including mass, and SCr, SCa, SP, SZn, UCa, UP, PTH, sRANKL, PINP, and CTX-I levels across four groups: CTR, CTR + Zn, CKD, and CKD + Zn. All data are shown as means ± SEM (n = 8); a P < 0.05 versus CTR, b P < 0.01 versus CKD.