Ameliorative Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Antioxidants and Sperm Characteristics in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Testes
Table 3
Biochemical investigations in experimental rats administered zinc oxide nanoparticles.
Parameters
Control
Diabetic
Diabetic + ZnONPs
Diabetic + ZnONPs + insulin
MDA (nmol/g tissue)
1.2 ± 0.06
5.6 ± 0.5
1.7 ± 0.3
1.3 ± 0.05
GSH (μmol/g tissue)
123 ± 4
40 ± 2
121 ± 8
131 ± 4
SOD (μg/g tissue)
55.7 ± 3.2
24 ± 2.6
47.3 ± 2.5
56.7 ± 3.5
CAT (μMH2O2 decomposed/g tissue)
1043 ± 51
223 ± 25
943 ± 40
1110 ± 36
GPx (μM/min/g tissue)
166.7 ± 15
35.7 ± 5
161 ± 7
173 ± 12
GRD (unit/g tissue)
15.7 ± 2
2.9 ± 0.9
13 ± 2
16.1 ± 0.8
GST (μmol GSHCDNB conjugate/min/mg protein)
86 ± 3.5
26 ± 4
81 ± 6
92 ± 2.5
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 .
