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 4
Effects of I. batatas on sperm characteristics.
Sample
% Motility
% Viability
Dead/demorphed cells (%)
Sperm count
(×106/ml)
Control
76.2±2.5
82.5±2.3
5.02±0.04
83.13±1.78
Vehicle (10% DMSO)
75.7±1.2
81.8±2.8
6.14±0.07
82.65±2.45
Sildenafil (10 mg/kg)
80.4±3.5
86.3±2.2
6.44±0.12
84.92±2.82
BPA (50 mg/kg)
37.7±4.4
47.6±2.9
33.9±0.06
48.23±4.09
IPT- EA (300 mg/kg)
80.1±3.8
84.1±1.8
4.39±0.04
85.13±1.78
IPT-M (300 mg/kg)
79.4±1.4
82.3±2.4
5.31±0.11
83.29±3.11
IPA-EA (300 mg/kg)
82.8±1.1
87.5±1.9
3.99±0.26
87.31±1.26
IPA-M (300 mg/kg)
76.5±2.3
79.7±2.2
5.2±0.18
84.22±3.14
BPA+IPT-EA (300 mg/kg)
71.1±1.5
74.2±1.6
11.8±0.08
74.43±4.85
BPA+IPT-EA (150 mg/kg)
66.5±3.3
69.5±1.9
14.2±0.12
68.12±2.78
BPA+IPT-M (300 mg/kg)
67.9±1.1
71.3±1.1
15.4±0.11
72.71±2.91
BPA+IPT-M (150 mg/kg)
61.2±3.5
66.3±2.2
19.8±0.18
66.43±4.15
BPA+IPA-EA (300 mg/kg)
74.2±1.7
78.6±1.3
8.37±0.05
77.28±3.53
BPA+IPA-EA (150 mg/kg)
67.1±2.5
72.2±1.7
12.3±0.10
72.43±2.40
BPA+IPA-M (300 mg/kg)
69.4±2.4
74.9±2.2
13.3±0.09
72.98±3.47
BPA+IPA-M (150 mg/kg)
62.7±1.9
68.5±1.5
17.8±0.15
65.13±2.05
Mean±SD (n=7), means with different superscript letters in a column specify significant difference at P < 0.05. IPA, I. batatas aerial and IPT, I. batatas tuber extract.
