Research Article

Lycopene Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced Testicular Injury by Inhibiting PROK2 Expression and Activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway in a Varicocele Adult Rat

Table 2

Related parameters of sperm in each group.

Volume (ml)Density (106/ml)Activity (%)Abnormal (%)

NG1.44 ± 0.43378.34 ± 43.5496.32 ± 3.231.59 ± 0.56
VG1.21 ± 0.3463.62 ± 44.3243.29 ± 11.2033.23 ± 12.56
VLG1.37 ± 0.41212.33 ± 50.3169.71 ± 4.5217.89 ± 2.55

NG: normal group, VG: varicocele group, VLG: varicocele treated by lycopene group. means  < 0.05 compared to VG. means  < 0.01 compared to VG.