Protective Effect of Nano-Vitamin C on Infertility due to Oxidative Stress Induced by Lead and Arsenic in Male Rats
Table 5
Histological results of testicular tissue and spermatic tubule in different groups.
Groups
Seminiferous tubule diameter (μM)
Tubule vacuolization (%)
Seminiferous epithelium thickness (μM)
Lumen diameter (μM)
Pyknotic cell (%)
Tubule with desquamated cells (%)
Johnsen score
C
473.28 ± 1.82 2
4.71 ± 0.420
111.14 ± 1.682
230.57 ± 1.586
1.71 ± 0.285
4.71 ± 0.565
10.03 ± 0.047
As
406.71 ± 413 a
31.37 ± 2.20 a
97.85 ± 0.857
217.57 ± 1.937 a
11.57 ± 1.50 a
31.57 ± 2.67 a
6.77 ± 0.48a
Pb
397.14 ± 6.745 a
30.71 ± 2.337 a
98.83 ± 1.10
218.58 ± 2.102 a
12.28 ± 1.53 a
30.51 ± 1.643 a
7.35 ± 0.034a
NVC
439.57 ± 2.213 b, c
5.57 ± 0.649 b, c
126.42 ± 14.272 b, c
231.42 ± 1.445 b, c
3.85 ± 0.853 b, c
4.60 ± 0.565 b, c
9.85 ± 0.024b
As + NVC
409.28 ± 5.139 a, d
19.57 ± 1.269 a, b, c, d
104.85 ± 1.335
221.28 ± 1.106 a, d
8.42 ± 1.19 a
27.85 ± 1.994 a, c, d
8.69 ± 0.028a, c
Pb + NVC
402.00 ± 4.654 a, d
17.42 ± 1.296 a, b, c, d
105.57 ± 0.812
221.71 ± 2.542 a, d
7.78 ± 1.01 a, d
26.00 ± 1.327 a, c, d
8.12 ± 0.094a, c
All values are presented as mean ± SEM. value <0.05; p value <0.01; value <0.001. a, b, c, and d, respectively, are compared with C, As, Pb, and NVC groups.
