The ameliorative effect of monotropein, astragalin, and spiraeoside on oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and mitochondrial signaling pathway in varicocelized rats

Table 1 Effect of MAS 200 on body weight and reproductive organ weight in varicocele-induced male SD rats

Parameter	CTR	MAS 200	VC	VC + MAS 200
Body weight (sacrifice; g)	411.20 ± 5.14	427.20 ± 5.48	413.80 ± 3.23	432.70 ± 7.70
Testis weight (g)	2.09 ± 0.04	2.02 ± 0.05	1.79 ± 0.11*	2.01 ± 0.04
Epididymis weight (g)	0.70 ± 0.03	0.75 ± 0.01	0.68 ± 0.02	0.75 ± 0.02
Seminal vesicles weight (g)	1.33 ± 0.04	1.31 ± 0.05	1.20 ± 0.04	1.25 ± 0.04
Prostate weight (g)	0.99 ± 0.03	1.23 ± 0.05	1.12 ± 0.07	1.12 ± 0.07
Penis weight (g)	0.34 ± 0.01	0.33 ± 0.01	0.33 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.01
Kidney weight (g)	1.30 ± 0.01	1.35 ± 0.03	1.31 ± 0.02	1.33 ± 0.02

Data are presented in mean ± SEM. The differences were tested by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test; n = 10 for each group. ^*Significant at P < 0.05 versus CTR group. CTR control, MAS 200 MAS 200 mg/kg p.o., VC varicocele, VC + MAS 200 MAS 200 mg/kg p.o., p.o. per oral, ANOVA analysis of variance, SEM standard error of the mean

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