Tualang Honey Protects against BPA-Induced Morphological Abnormalities and Disruption of ERα, ERβ, and C3 mRNA and Protein Expressions in the Uterus of Rats
Table 2
Body weight gain, uterine relative weight, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and uterine histomorphometry parameters in all experimental groups.
Group
Body weight gain (g)
Uterine relative weight (wet weight/body weight)
Malondialdehyde (MDA) level (M/ protein)
Height of luminal epithelial cells (m)
Thickness of endometrium (m)
Thickness of myometrium (m)
NC
78.88 ± 14.61
1.89 ± 0.12
0.0037 ± 0.00026
30.51 ± 1.37
571.87 ± 19.14
299.18 ± 16.86
PC
99.25 ± 9.90
1.41 ± 0.04
0.0074 ± 0.00053
18.88 ± 0.81
486.74 ± 10.15
228.39 ± 8.91
THC
89.5 ± 10.64
1.83 ± 0.07
0.0036 ± 0.00089
28.23 ± 0.48
574.25 ± 19.45
299.26 ± 9.92
TH
92.5 ± 4.62
1.73 ± 0.04
0.0049 ± 0.00064
26.86 ± 0.68
546.30 ± 3.78
284.51 ± 16.63
Data are expressed as Mean ± SEM. (1) and versus NC (negative control). (2) , , and versus PC (BPA 10 mg/kg). (3) and versus TH (Tualang honey 200 mg/kg + BPA 10 mg/kg). (4) , , and versus THC (Tualang honey 200 mg/kg).