Protective Effects of Topical Application of Nitrite on Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats

Table 1

Design of experimental study.

Group	Description	Treatment
A	Sham control	—
B	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	—
C	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	Nitrite (0.12 nmol/g, 1 min before reperfusion, t.p.)
D	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	Nitrite (1.2 nmol/g, 1 min before reperfusion, t.p.)
E	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	Nitrite (12 nmol/g, 1 min before reperfusion, t.p.)
F	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	C-PTIO (0.01 μmol/g, 5 minutes before ischemia, i.v.) and nitrite (0.12 nmol/g, 1 min before reperfusion, t.p.)
G	Testicular torsion (5 h)/detorsion	Nitrate (0.12 nmol/g, 1 min before reperfusion, t.p.)

t.p.: topical application; i.v.: intravenous injection.