TABLE 2

Blood biochemical parameters of Mate1(+/+) and Mate1(−/−) mice

Each value represents the mean ± S.D. for six mice.


Parameter

+/+

−/−
Total protein (g/dl) 3.9 ± 0.1 3.3 ± 0.6
Albumin (g/dl) 2.0 ± 0.1 1.7 ± 0.3
Creatinine (mg/dl) 0.1 ± 0.0 0.3 ± 0.1***
BUN (mg/dl) 26.1 ± 0.8 30.5 ± 1.6***
Uric acid (mg/dl) 0.6 ± 0.4 0.6 ± 0.3
Glucose (mg/dl) 253 ± 29 254 ± 20
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 58 ± 3 66 ± 11
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 87 ± 29 98 ± 19
HDL (mg/dl) 46 ± 7 47 ± 7
Sodium (mEq/l) 140 ± 7 133 ± 22
Potassium (mEq/l) 4.0 ± 0.5 3.8 ± 0.7
Chloride (mEq/l) 106 ± 6 99 ± 18
Phosphorus (mg/dl) 7.8 ± 0.6 8.3 ± 1.2
Magnesium (mg/dl) 1.9 ± 0.3 2.0 ± 0.2
ALP (U/l) 486 ± 67 466 ± 52
CPK (U/l) 67 ± 14 70 ± 9
AST (U/l) 33 ± 4 36 ± 8
ALT (U/l) 25 ± 4 27 ± 6
γ-GTP (U/l) 3 ± 1 4 ± 1
LAP (U/l) 39 ± 3 40 ± 2
Amylase (U/l) 2812 ± 645 2884 ± 553
LDH (U/l) 246 ± 72 221 ± 24
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)
0.3 ± 0.1
0.3 ± 0.1
  • BUN, blood urea nitrogen; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CPK, creatine kinase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase; LAP, leucine aminopeptidase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.

  • *** P < 0.001, significantly different from Mate1(+/+) mice.