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Table 2 Biochemistry Values of Rats Exposed to CD gas for 6 Months

From: Six-month low level chlorine dioxide gas inhalation toxicity study with two-week recovery period in rats

Group

Control

Low

High

Analyte

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

AST (U/l)

115.3 ± 34.7

140.6 ± 64.3

99.6 ± 20.0

115.5 ± 21.8

99.7 ± 22.1

179.6 ± 178.5

ALT (U/l)

37.5 ± 10.5

55.7 ± 39.6

33.4 ± 7.5

38.1 ± 11.1

38.8 ± 15.7

82.8 ± 116.4

γ-GTP (U/l)

1.0 ± 0.0

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.0

TP (g/dl)

6.2 ± 0.2

7.3 ± 0.6

6.0 ± 0.4

7.3 ± 0.4

6.2 ± 0.2

7.2 ± 0.6

ALB (g/dl)

2.3 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.3

A/G

0.58 ± 0.03

0.72 ± 0.07

0.58 ± 0.04

0.74 ± 0.04

0.60 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.06

BG (mg/dl)

137.4 ± 11.3

137.1 ± 24.6

135.3 ± 27.6

131.2 ± 14.7

132.7 ± 13.0

129.2 ± 16.3

TC (mg/dl)

75.2 ± 14.2

87.5 ± 26.2

67.3 ± 18.2

101.6 ± 23.0

76.2 ± 16.0

88.5 ± 29.3

TG (mg/dl)

71.0 ± 19.4

84.4 ± 50.1

61.1 ± 21.9

118.6 ± 65.7

64.9 ± 32.9

69.1 ± 36.0

BUN (mg/dl)

14.1 ± 2.1

13.1 ± 1.6

14.0 ± 1.9

13.6 ± 2.3

15.4 ± 2.1

15.2 ± 0.9*

CRE (mg/dl)

0.33 ± 0.03

0.38 ± 0.05

0.33 ± 0.05

0.35 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.02

CRP (mg/dl)

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

P (mg/l)

6.3 ± 0.4

5.8 ± 0.4

6.2 ± 0.5

5.3 ± 0.7

6.2 ± 0.4

6.1 ± 0.8

Ca (mg/l)

10.3 ± 0.31

1.2 ± 0.6

9.9 ± 0.2*

11.0 ± 0.2

10.3 ± 0.3

11.2 ± 0.6

Na (mEq/l)

143.6 ± 1.0

141.6 ± 1.5

143.5 ± 1.5

141.5 ± 1.5

143.7 ± 0.9

142.0 ± 1.2

K (mEq/l)

4.6 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.6

4.7 ± 0.2

4.4 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.6

Cl (mEq/l)

104.6 ± 1.4

102.6 ± 2.4

105.1 ± 0.7

102.2 ± 1.2

103.9 ± 1.7

102.1 ± 2.0

PT (sec)

15.9 ± 2.0

10.6 ± 0.6

15.0 ± 1.6

10.7 ± 0.7

15.6 ± 1.7

11.6 ± 3.2

APTT (sec)

22.7 ± 3.1

24.9 ± 6.0

20.6 ± 2.1

22.5 ± 3.1

21.1 ± 2.3

24.0 ± 12.5

IL-6 (pg/ml)

ND

ND

ND

ND

63.8 ± 24.1

ND

TNF-α (pg/ml)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. Each value represents mean ± standard deviation of 10 rats
  2. * Significantly different from control, p < 0.05
  3. ND: Not detected (below the lower quantification limit: TNF-α; < 12.5 pg/ml, IL-6; < 62.5 pg/ml)