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 3
Effects of treatments on absolute (AW) and relative (RW) weight of seminal vesicles and prostate gland in rats with varicocele.
Treatments
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
AW (g)
RW (mg/100 g bw)
AW (g)
RW (mg/100 g bw)
2 weeks
Normal
1.52 ± 0.11
583.72 ± 20.54
0.45 ± 0.05
172.81 ± 10.17
Sham
1.64 ± 0.13
625.48 ± 20.95
0.44 ± 0.03
167.81 ± 7.09
VAR + DW
1.16 ± 0.16
478.61 ± 14.97
0.34 ± 0.07
140.28 ± 10.06
VAR + Vit E
0.88 ± 0.22
354.55 ± 15.27
0.5 ± 0.12
201.45 ± 9.19
VAR + AE 500
1.52 ± 0.18
634.39 ± 14.06
0.31 ± 0.03
129.38 ± 12.87
VAR + EE100
1.19 ± 0.12
488.43 ± 17.55
0.32 ± 0.04
131.34 ± 8.82
4 weeks
Normal
1.21 ± 0.08
409.61 ± 21.41
0.31 ± 0.05
104.94 ± 11.04
Sham
1.17 ± 0.12
408.23 ± 18.75
0.29 ± 0.03
101.19 ± 8.56
VAR + DW
1.04 ± 0.10
404.04 ± 17.14
0.21 ± 0.04
81.59 ± 7.09
VAR + Vit E
1.44 ± 0.13
469.67 ± 13.73
0.42 ± 0.03
136.99 ± 11.77
VAR + AE 500
1.42 ± 0.07
489.32 ± 18.56
0.30 ± 0.04
103.38 ± 9.38
VAR + EE100
1.27 ± 0.16
415.30 ± 12.50
0.31 ± 0.03
101.37 ± 8.77
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). : significantly different compared with normal control. and : significantly different compared with VAR + DW.
