Research Article

Effects of Morinda officinalis Polysaccharide on Experimental Varicocele Rats

Table 3

Changes in the levels of hormone and antisperm antibody in serum ().

ShamModelModel + MOPModel + MOPModel + MOP
200 mg kg−1300 mg kg−1400 mg kg−1

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (pg mL−1)648.84 ± 1.44686.22 ± 2.67665.81 ± 1.67#653.66 ± 2.10#652.95 ± 1.53#
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (ng mL−1)12.23 ± 0.2213.51 ± 0.3113.15 ± 0.16#12.82 ± 0.24#12.77 ± 0.12#
Luteinizing hormone (LH) (ng mL−1)6.095 ± 0.196.67 ± 0.336.45 ± 0.21#6.27 ± 0.19#6.16 ± 0.30#
Inhibin B (INHB) (pg mL−1)22.77 ± 0.2720.58 ± 0.2020.90 ± 0.10#21.048 ± 0.17#21.087 ± 0.22#
Testosterone (T) (ng mL−1)4.56 ± 0.153.57 ± 0.183.78 ± 0.13#3.85 ± 0.096#3.89 ± 0.084#
Antisperm antibody (AsAb) (pg mL−1)2.42 ± 0.0866.97 ± 0.2764.95 ± 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 ().