Effect of the Lipoxygenase Inhibitor Baicalein on Muscles in Ovariectomized Rats

Figure 2

Body weight in the beginning (a) and end (b) of trial, weight of uteri (c), M. gastrocnemius (d), and M. soleus (e). The body weight of rats was monitored on the days of delivery ((a), ) and sacrifice ((b), ). Cohorts included nonovariectomized (NON-OVX), ovariectomized (OXV) rats, and animals treated with different baicalein concentrations (C1: 1 mg/kg BW, C2: 10 mg/kg BW, and C3: 100 mg/kg BW). The uterus weight in NON-OVX rats was significantly greater than that in the other groups ((c), ). M. gastrocnemius and M. soleus were weighed after decapitation and no significant differences could be measured, while in the former a higher concentration of baicalein showed a tendency towards lower muscle weight ((d), ; (e), ). and indicate significant difference.

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