Scientific Validation of Ethnomedicinal Use of Ipomoea batatas L. Lam. as Aphrodisiac and Gonadoprotective Agent against Bisphenol A Induced Testicular Toxicity in Male Sprague Dawley Rats
Table 3
Assessment of size, weight, and relative organ weight of testes.
Sample
Size (mm)
Weight of whole epididymis (g)
Weight of both testes (g)
Final Body Weight (g)
ROW
Control
23.3±2.5
0.459±0.005
2.25±0.13
213±8.0
1.05±0.12
Vehicle (10% DMSO)
22.8±1.2
0.456±0.012
2.23±0.18
208±11
1.07±0.07
Sildenafil (10 mg/kg)
36.0±3.5
0.479±0.009
2.88±0.21
217±5.0
1.32±0.12
BPA (50 mg/kg)
17.7±2.0
0.334±0.017
1.68±0.29
174±13.0
0.96±0.06
IPT- EA (300 mg/kg)
34.7±1.8
0.478±0.008
2.78±0.11
221±9.0
1.25±0.04
IPT-M (300 mg/kg)
31.7±1.1
0.470±0.012
2.66±0.09
217±8.0
1.22±0.06
IPA-EA (300 mg/kg)
36.4±1.5
0.501±0.018
2.96±0.16
216±6.0
1.37±0.08
IPA-M (300 mg/kg)
35.2±0.7
0.476±0.006
2.74±0.13
213±12
1.28±0.35
BPA+IPT-EA (300 mg/kg)
28.4±1.4
0.421±0.003
2.53±0.14
205±12
1.23±0.11
BPA+IPT-EA (150 mg/kg)
25.1±0.9
0.402±0.011
2.37±0.04
202±18
1.17±0.15
BPA+IPT-M (300 mg/kg)
26.1±1.7
0.408±0.005
2.42±0.12
201±8.0
1.20±0.18
BPA+IPT-M (150 mg/kg)
24.9±1.1
0.389±0.012
2.31±0.11
208±12
1.11±0.10
BPA+IPA-EA (300 mg/kg)
30.9±1.1
0.449±0.007
2.71±0.16
210±12
1.29±0.16
BPA+IPA-EA (150 mg/kg)
28.1±1.2
0.416±0.009
2.51±0.14
205±15
1.22±0.13
BPA+IPA-M (300 mg/kg)
28.8±1.3
0.419±0.005
2.60±0.21
203±7.0
1.28±0.08
BPA+IPA-M (150 mg/kg)
26.2±1.5
0.396±0.014
2.45±0.17
200±20
1.22±0.11
ROW, relative organ weight, BPA, bisphenol A, IPT, Ipomoea batatas tuber, and IPA, Ipomoea batatas aerial part. Data values represent Mean±SD (n=7). Means with different superscript letters in the column are significantly (P < 0.05) different from one another.
