Table 1

Body weights and plasma values of the four groups of rats under study


Control
1,25D3
STZ
STZ + 1,25D3

Final weight (g)
283 ± 1
290 ± 2a
242 ± 6ab
254 ± 3abc
Glucose (mg/dl)
125 ± 7
130 ± 2
420 ± 36ab
459 ± 16ab
Insulin (ng/ml)
1.6 ± 0.3
1.5 ± 0.2
0.7 ± 0.3ab
0.5 ± 0.1ab
25-Hydroxy-vitamin D3 (ng/ml)
19 ± 1
15 ± 1
15 ± 3
17 ± 3
Calcium (mg/dl)
7.5 ± 1
10 ± 1
10 ± 0.4
11 ± 1a
Phosphorus (mg/dl)
6.8 ± 1
8.7 ± 1
7.2 ± 0.5
11 ± 0.7ac
Proteins (mg/dl)
65 ± 1
66 ± 1
63 ± 0.9
64 ± 1

Sham-treated rats (Control), rats treated with 1,25D3 [150 IU/Kg (3.75 μg/Kg) one a day, for 15 days] (1,25D3), streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (STZ) and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with 1,25D3 (STZ+1,25D3).

Values are the mean ± SEM of 6–12 determinations in each group.

a p < 0.05 vs. Control-rats; b p < 0.05 vs. 1,25D3-rats; c p < 0.05 vs. STZ-rats.

Calle et al. BMC Molecular Biology 2008 9:65   doi:10.1186/1471-2199-9-65