Cherry laurel fruit extract counters dimethoate-induced reproductive impairment and testicular apoptosis

Figures & Tables

Groups	Relative reproductive organ weights*
Groups	Testis (Right+left/2)	Whole epididymis (Right+left/2)	Right cauda epididymis	Seminal vesicle	Ventral prostate
Control	0.433±0.009^bc	0.167±0.005^ab	0.065±0.001^ab	0.369±0.017^b	0.176±0.007^a
Dimethoate	0.379±0.014^d	0.113±0.007^c	0.047±0.003^c	0.328±0.012^c	0.129±0.005^b
CLE	0.456±0.013^abc	0.171±0.006^a	0.069±0.002^a	0.408±0.014^ab	0.184±0.010^a
CLE_pre + dimethoate	0.474±0.041^ab	0.171±0.005^a	0.064±0.001^ab	0.448±0.014^a	0.166±0.003^a
Vitamin C + dimethoate	0.477±0.016^a	0.172±0.004^a	0.066±0.001^ab	0.451±0.007^a	0.175±0.003^a
Dimethoate + CLE_post	0.430±0.014^c	0.146±0.002^b	0.060±0.001^b	0.388±0.004^b	0.166±0.003^a
Median	0.442	0.161	0.063	0.390	0.165
First quartile	0.417	0.146	0.060	0.375	0.156
Third quartile	0.469	0.174	0.068	0.443	0.183
Interquartile range	0.060	0.028	0.008	0.063	0.025

Groups	Body (weight g)	Absolute reproductive organ weights (g)
Groups	Body (weight g)	Testis (Right+left/2)	Whole epididymis (Right+left/2)	Right cauda epididymis	Seminal vesicle	Ventral prostate
Control	310.30±6.19^a	1.339±0.003^a	0.516±0.035^a	0.202±0.001^a	1.137±0.039^a	0.544±0.019^a
Dimethoate	233.75±7.64^b	0.878±0.012^d	0.260±0.010^d	0.111±0.007^d	0.761±0.007^d	0.298±0.003^d
CLE	308.00±9.22^a	1.394±0.021^a	0.521±0.002^a	0.210±0.001^a	1.245±0.002^b	0.562±0.025^a
CLE_pre + dimethoate	243.67±4.79^b	1.151±0.027^b	0.416±0.008^b	0.157±0.001^b	1.090±0.025^a	0.402±0.002^bc
Vitamin C + dimethoate	253.70±2.51^b	1.209±0.003^b	0.437±0.008^b	0.168±0.002^b	1.142±0.009^a	0.442±0.007^b
Dimethoate + CLE_post	235.44±2.27^b	1.012±0.030^c	0.344±0.005^c	0.139±0.001^c	0.913±0.010^c	0.374±0.002^c
Median	254.50	1.205	0.430	0.163	1.115	0.415
First quartile	235.22	1.015	0.343	0.139	0.917	0.375
Third quartile	303.00	1.340	0.520	0.203	1.240	0.540
Interquartile range	67.89	0.33	0.18	0.06	0.29	0.16

Semen parameters
Groups	Motility (%)	Concentration (million/right cauda epididymis)	Abnormal sperm rate (%)			Sperm DNA damage (%)	Testicular apoptosis (%)
	Motility (%)	Concentration (million/right cauda epididymis)	Head	Tail	Total	Sperm DNA damage (%)	Testicular apoptosis (%)
	Control	74.34±1.09^b	110.40±2.04^b	3.60±0.40^d	6.10±0.43^c	9.70±0.52^d	8.47±0.10^c	1.57±0.28^c
Dimethoate	31.25±2.52^e	46.25±1.59^e	22.63±0.42^a	20.13±0.72^a	42.76±0.96^a	11.36±0.18^a	6.07±0.42^a
CLE	83.17±1.28^a	121.40±1.08^a	3.30±0.30^d	5.20±0.39^c	8.50±0.37^d	8.98±0.13^c	1.86±0.30^c
CLE_pre + dimethoate	54.44±1.39^cd	91.78±1.35^c	7.67±0.44^c	8.78±0.40^b	16.45±0.56^c	10.12±0.14^b	2.70±0.36^b
Vitamin C + dimethoate	56.67±1.31^c	94.11±1.95^c	8.33±0.58^c	9.22±0.52^b	17.55±0.90^bc	10.82±0.16^a	2.33±0.40^bc
Dimethoate + CLE_post	50.19±1.07^d	77.11±1.14^d	11.33±0.54^b	8.89±0.43^b	20.22±0.63^b	11.23±0.14^a	2.17±0.53^_bc
Median	55.00	94.00	8.00	8.00	16.00	10.00	1.00
First quartile	50.00	76.28	4.00	6.00	10.00	7.00	0.00
Third quartile	75.84	112.00	11.00	10.00	20.16	13.00	5.00
Interquartile range	26.25	35.72	7.00	4.00	10.16	6.00	5.00