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Table 2 Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis of the calcium content in the sera, livers and cysts of E. multilocularis-infected mice after treatment with Vepm for 4 months

From: Anti-echinococcal effect of verapamil involving the regulation of the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II response in vitro and in a murine infection model

Sample

Calcium concentration (mg/l)

Uninfected group

Infected groupa

Vepm groupb

Serum

9.89 ± 1.92

4.92 ± 0.77*

6.39 ± 0.79

Liver

296.72 ± 9.43

172.72 ± 16.63*

226.78 ± 43.93*

Cyst

NA

3182.28 ± 190.77

3013.98 ± 115.80

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. aInfected group vs. the uninfected group
  3. bVepm group vs. the infected group