Research Article

Gynura procumbens Improved Fertility of Diabetic Rats: Preliminary Study of Sperm Proteomic

Table 1

The effect of G. procumbens treatment on androgen hormone levels (luteinizing, follicle stimulating, and testosterone hormones) of diabetic male rats. Different letters beside the numbers suggest significantly different according to one-way ANOVA (p < 0.05).

GroupTestosterone hormone (ng/mL)Luteinizing hormone (ng/mL)Follicle-stimulating hormone (ng/mL)

Normal0.757 ± 0.0140.042 ± 0.0020.037 ± 0.008
Diabetes0.151 ± 0.0100.017 ± 0.0020.020 ± 0.008
Metformin0.179 ± 0.0090.021 ± 0.0020.021 ± 0.004
150 mg/kg0.754 ± 0.0080.031 ± 0.0030.027 ± 0.007
300 mg/kg0.746 ± 0.0090.032 ± 0.0060.033 ± 0.008
450 mg/kg0.802 ± 0.0140.041 ± 0.0060.045 ± 0.008

Significantly increased compared to normal control (p<0.05); significantly increased compared to diabetic control (p<0.05); significantly increased compared to metformin-treated diabetic control (p<0.05).