Table 3.
Histopathological Findings of Testicular Tissue [Mean ± SE]
| Group C (n = 6) |
Group IR (n = 6) |
Group IR+RO (n = 6) |
Group IR+ITO (n = 6) |
Group IR+IPO (n = 6) |
P** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosentino | 1.17±0.17 | 2.67±0.21* | 1.50±0.22& | 1.33±0.21& | 1.33±0.21& | <0.001 |
| Degenerated intratubuler germinal epithelial cells | 0.33±0.21 | 1.50±0.22* | 0.83±0.33 | 0.50±0.22& | 0.50±0.22& | 0.016 |
| Interstitial edema /peritubuler congestion | 0.17±0.17 | 1.17±0.31* | 0.50±0.22 | 0.33±0.21& | 0.33±0.21& | 0.041 |
| Vacuolation of tubular epithelium of spermatogonia and Sertoli cells | 0.33±0.21 | 1.33±0.21* | 0.50±0.22& | 0.33±0.21& | 0.67±0.21& | 0.015 |
| Buckled basement membrane thickening (deformed-malformed) | 0.17±0.17 | 1.33±0.21* | 0.67±0.33 | 0.50±0.22& | 0.50±0.22& | 0.027 |
| Mononuclear cell infiltrations (MNL inflammation) | 0.33±0.21 | 1.00±0.00 | 0.50±0.34 | 0.33±0.21 | 0.50±0.22 | 0.242 |
Notes: p**Significance level with the ANOVA test; p < 0.05. *p < 0.05: compared to the C group; &p < 0.05: compared to the IR group.
Abbreviations: C group, control group; IR group, ischemia-reperfusion group; IR+RO group, ischemia-reperfusion rectal ozone group; IR+ITO group, ischemia-reperfusion intrathecal ozone group; IR+IPO group, ischemia-reperfusion intraperitoneal ozone group.