The Crosstalk between Calcium Ions and Aldosterone Contributes to Inflammation, Apoptosis, and Calcification of VSMC via the AIF-1/NF-κB Pathway in Uremia

Table 2

Expression of CYP11B2, MR, and AIF-1 in radial artery.

Variables	Noncalcification (%)	Calcification (%)
	0	+1	+2	+3
CYP11B2					<0.001
0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+1	20 (33.3)	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+2	0 (0.0)	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	1 (1.7)
+3	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	10 (16.7)	24 (40.0)
MR					<0.001
0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+1	20 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+2	0 (0.0)	3 (5.0)	5 (8.4)	0 (0.0)
+3	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	12 (20.0)	20 (33.3)
AIF-1					<0.001
0	20 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+1	0 (0.0)	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
+2	0 (0.0)	1 (1.7)	4 (6.7)	2 (3.3)
+3	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	14 (23.3)	18 (30.0)

Versus noncalcification, .