Ameliorative Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Antioxidants and Sperm Characteristics in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Testes
Table 2
Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles and insulin on sperm analysis and serum testosterone level in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat.
Parameters
Control
Diabetic
Diabetic + ZnONPs
Diabetic + ZnONPs + insulin
Count (million/mL)
108.3 ± 5.7
57.5 ± 4.5
93.5 ± 9.3
98.8 ± 3.8
Rapid motility (%) (grade a)
44.45 ± 3.6
6 ± 0.05
37.1 ± 2.8
42 ± 4.4
Slow motility (%) (grade b)
13.55 ± 0.5
18.7 ± 2.6
15 ± 1.3
15 ± 0.8
Nonprogressive motility (%) (grade c)
22.4 ± 5.7
23 ± 2.2
23 ± 2.8
22 ± 1.6
Immotile sperm (%) (grade d)
20 ± 1.6
53.3 ± 7
24.9 ± 2
21 ± 2
Motility (%)
80 ± 9.8
47.7 ± 4.9
75.1 ± 6.9
79 ± 6.8
Serum testosterone (ng/dL)
5.7 ± 1.6
2.6 ± 0.8
5 ± 1.6
6.2 ± 1.4
Each point represents the mean ± from triplicate determinations ( rats per group). Means within the same row carrying different superscripts (a, b, and c) are significant at .
