Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Increases Obesity-Induced Damage to the Male Reproductive System in Mice

Table 3

MDA, T-AOC, SOD, GSH, H₂O₂, CAT, and GSH-PX levels of testis tissue of the 6 experimental groups in 12 weeks (±SD).

Group	n	MDA; (nmol/mg prot)	T-AOC; (U/mg prot)	SOD; (U/mg prot)	GSH; (mgGSH/g prot)	H2O2; (mmol/g prot)	CAT; (U/mg prot)	GSH-PX; (U/mg prot)
Control	10	3.3 ± 0.5	0.5 ± 0.2	196.7 ± 37.7	114.8 ± 15.6	3.1 ± 0.58	16.0 ± 0.9	55.7 ± 6.8
DEHP	10	4.3 ± 0.5^b	0.5 ± 0.2	90.5 ± 28.4^b	99.5 ± 13.5^a	2.8 ± 0.61	14.1 ± 1.0^b	49.8 ± 10.9
DIO	10	4.2 ± 0.8^b	0.5 ± 0.1	135.6 ± 19.4^b	91.8 ± 16.3^b	7.6 ± 1.7^b	14.4 ± 1.8^b	40.4 ± 7.1^b
DIO + DEHP low	10	5.0 ± 0.7^bce	0.4 ± 0.1^c	106.2 ± 25.6^be	73.7 ± 17.6^bdf	8.2 ± 1.5^bd	14.3 ± 1.1^b	39.3 ± 5.6^bc
DIO + DEHP middle	10	5.1 ± 0.7^bcf	0.4 ± 0.1^ade	89.6 ± 35.2^bf	47.6 ± 11.1^bdfh	9.7 ± 2.36^bdfg	13.2 ± 0.9^beh	29.5 ± 3.1^bdeg
DIO + DEHP high	10	5.4 ± 0.7^bdf	0.3 ± 0.1^bdfg	68.4 ± 10.9^bfh	38.2 ± 11.8^bdfh	11.4 ± 2.2^bdfhi	11.4 ± 1.0^bdfh	26.3 ± 6.2^bdfh

Data are mean ± SD. and denote statistical significance compared with the control group; and denote statistical significance compared with the DEHP group; and denote statistical significance compared with the DIO group; and denote statistical significance compared with the DIO + DEHP low group; denotes statistical significance compared with the DIO + DEHP middle group.