Effects of Morinda officinalis Polysaccharide on Experimental Varicocele Rats
Table 3
Changes in the levels of hormone and antisperm antibody in serum ().
Sham
Model
Model + MOP
Model + MOP
Model + MOP
200 mg kg−1
300 mg kg−1
400 mg kg−1
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (pg mL−1)
648.84 ± 1.44
686.22 ± 2.67
665.81 ± 1.67#
653.66 ± 2.10#
652.95 ± 1.53#
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (ng mL−1)
12.23 ± 0.22
13.51 ± 0.31
13.15 ± 0.16#
12.82 ± 0.24#
12.77 ± 0.12#
Luteinizing hormone (LH) (ng mL−1)
6.095 ± 0.19
6.67 ± 0.33
6.45 ± 0.21#
6.27 ± 0.19#
6.16 ± 0.30#
Inhibin B (INHB) (pg mL−1)
22.77 ± 0.27
20.58 ± 0.20
20.90 ± 0.10#
21.048 ± 0.17#
21.087 ± 0.22#
Testosterone (T) (ng mL−1)
4.56 ± 0.15
3.57 ± 0.18
3.78 ± 0.13#
3.85 ± 0.096#
3.89 ± 0.084#
Antisperm antibody (AsAb) (pg mL−1)
2.42 ± 0.08
66.97 ± 0.27
64.95 ± 0.14#
63.13 ± 0.19#
62.67 ± 0.21#
MOP, Morinda officinalis Polysaccharide. The data are presented as mean ± SD; compared to the sham group (); # compared to the varicocele model group ().