Dracaena arborea (Dracaenaceae) Increases Sexual Hormones and Sperm Parameters, Lowers Oxidative Stress, and Ameliorates Testicular Architecture in Rats with 3 Weeks of Experimental Varicocele
Table 2
Effects of treatments on absolute (AW) and relative (RW) weight of testis and epididymis in rats with varicocele.
Period
Side
Treatment
Testis
Epididymis
AW (g)
RW (mg/100 g bw)
AW (g)
RW (mg/100 g bw)
2 weeks
Left
Normal
1.22 ± 0.23
468.51 ± 19.70
0.47 ± 0.05
180.49 ± 8.26
Sham
1.40 ± 0.16
533.94 ± 22.89
0.46 ± 0.02
175.44 ± 7.57
VAR + DW
1.14 ± 0.10
470.36 ± 13.67
0.35 ± 0.03
144.41 ± 9.68
VAR + Vit E
1.10 ± 0.17
443.19 ± 18.98
0.36 ± 0.04
145.04 ± 13.36
VAR + AE 500
1.35 ± 0.07
563.44 ± 19.11
0.42 ± 0.02
175.29 ± 5.62
VAR + EE 100
1.07 ± 0.18
439.17 ± 16.48
0.34 ± 0.04
139.55 ± 11.48
Right
Normal
1.45 ± 0.05
556.84 ± 18.33
0.48 ± 0.03
184.33 ± 5.36
Sham
1.39 ± 0.20
530.13 ± 24.73
0.47 ± 0.01
179.25 ± 4.67
VAR + DW
1.03 ± 0.25
424.97 ± 17.27
0.37 ± 0.04
152.66 ± 11.59
VAR + Vit E
1.37 ± 0.08
551.97 ± 14.23
0.38 ± 0.02
153.10 ± 8.58
VAR + AE 500
1.19 ± 0.20
496.66 ± 10.67
0.44 ± 0.02
183.64 ± 5.26
VAR + EE 100
1.10 ± 0.26
451.49 ± 20.94
0.40 ± 0.04
164.18 ± 10.81
4 weeks
Left
Normal
1.29 ± 0.02
436.70 ± 15.54
0.44 ± 0.03
148.95 ± 7.09
Sham
1.36 ± 0.06
474.53 ± 15.67
0.38 ± 0.05
132.59 ± 10.88
VAR + DW
1.21 ± 0.18
470.09 ± 17.46
0.30 ± 0.03
116.55 ± 8.15
VAR + Vit E
1.38 ± 0.08
450.10 ± 21.05
0.46 ± 0.02
150.03 ± 5.63
VAR + AE 500
1.38 ± 0.06
475.53 ± 12.16
0.48 ± 0.02
165.40 ± 6.51
VAR + EE 100
1.47 ± 0.11
480.71 ± 19.36
0.46 ± 0.03
150.43 ± 9.50
Right
Normal
1.34 ± 0.02
453.62 ± 14.75
0.44 ± 0.02
148.95 ± 5.90
Sham
1.38 ± 0.07
481.51 ± 17.95
0.44 ± 0.03
153.52 ± 9.54
VAR + DW
1.28 ± 0.16
497.28 ± 11.42
0.41 ± 0.03
159.29 ± 12.12
VAR + Vit E
1.40 ± 0.08
456.62 ± 19.61
0.47 ± 0.02
153.29 ± 5.56
VAR + AE 500
1.35 ± 0.03
465.20 ± 13.01
0.49 ± 0.02
168.85 ± 7.77
VAR + EE 100
1.62 ± 0.10
529.76 ± 14.45
0.43 ± 0.04
140.61 ± 11.44
All values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Number of rats per group = 5. VAR + DW = varicocele + distilled water (10 ml/kg); VAR + Vit E = varicocele + vitamin E (150 mg/kg); VAR + AE500 = varicocele + aqueous extract (500 mg/kg); and VAR + EE100 = varicocele + ethanol extract (100 mg/kg). and : significantly different compared with normal control. and : significantly different compared with VAR + DW.
