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 3

Pathological factors in serum of uremic rats with arterial calcification.

Parameters (median, IQR)	2 weeks	4 weeks	8 weeks	12 weeks
Ca^2+ (mmol/L)
Phosphate (mmol/L)
Aldosterone (pg/mL)
ALP (unit/L)
Macrophage (M1/M2)
hs-CRP (mg/L)
AIF-1 (pg/mL)
MCP-1 (pg/mL)

Versus 8 weeks, . .