TABLE 1

Serum chemistry parameters of wild-type and Mrp2–/– mice

Data represent means ± S.E. determined from five to six animals.


Parameter

Males

Females
Wild Type
Mrp2-/-
Wild Type
Mrp2-/-
Glucose (mg/dl) 128 ± 10 145 ± 21 139 ± 6 119 ± 9
Urea nitrogen (mg/dl) 26.1 ± 1.5 30 ± 2.9 25.0 ± 2.8 19.8 ± 1.8
Total protein (g/dl) 6.2 ± 0.2 6.0 ± 0.1 5.7 ± 0.1 6.1 ± 0.04
Albumin (g/dl) 4.1 ± 0.2 4.1 ± 0.1 4.3 ± 0.1 4.5 ± 0.1
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) 0.1 ± 0.02 0.5** ± 0.02 0.1 ± 0.02 0.5** ± 0.1
Direct bilirubin (mg/dl) <0.1a 0.3 ± 0.02 <0.1a 0.3 ± 0.03
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) 89.2 ± 5.0 81.8 ± 8.7 183 ± 14 132** ± 15
Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) 40.3 ± 5.4 34.7 ± 3.8 56.6 ± 10.1 36.8 ± 5.4
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) 234 ± 41 164 ± 42 217 ± 45 142 ± 20
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/l) 543 ± 127 334 ± 67 403 ± 56 275 ± 43
Cholesterol (mg/dl) 83.5 ± 8.2 130** ± 9 80.8 ± 6.4 95.2 ± 4.6
Calcium (mg/dl) 10.1 ± 0.1 10.3 ± 0.2 10.0 ± 0.1 10.3 ± 0.1
Phosphorus (mg/dl) 7.5 ± 0.2 7.9 ± 0.4 7.6 ± 0.7 7.3 ± 0.4
Sodium (mEq/l) 154 ± 1 155 ± 1 154 ± 2 154 ± 1
Potassium (mEq/l) 7.6 ± 0.4 7.4 ± 0.2 7.5 ± 0.3 6.9 ± 0.5
Chloride (mEq/l) 114 ± 1 114 ± 1 113 ± 2 111 ± 1
Triglycerides (mg/dl) 62.8 ± 5.3 75.0 ± 9.2 62.2 ± 8.4 64.6 ± 3.8
Creatine kinase (U/l) 676 ± 101 661 ± 197 484 ± 63 430 ± 152
Magnesium (mg/dl) 2.7 ± 0.1 2.7 ± 0.2 2.8 ± 0.2 2.8 ± 0.2
Osmolality (mOsmol/kg)
304 ± 5
316 ± 1
309 ± 3
309 ± 2
  • ** P < 0.01, significantly different from wild-type mice.

  • a Below the detection limit.