Table 1.
Changes in biochemical parameters related to the pathogenesis axis of kidney-yang deficiency syndrome (KYDS) rats.
| Thyroid Gland | Testis | Adrenal Gland | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSH (UIU/mL) | T3 (nmol/L) | T4 (nmol/L) | LH (MIu/mL) | FSH (mIU/mL) | T (ng/dL) | ACTH (ng/mL) | CORT (ng/mL) | 17-OHCS (nmol/mL) | |
| CON | 5.58 ± 0.41 | 6.11 ± 0.47 | 84.05 ± 2.81 | 3.16 ± 0.13 | 4.07 ± 0.160 | 178.71 ± 1.93 | 44.76 ± 3.33 | 150.67 ± 2.95 | 4.25 ± 0.46 |
| MOD | 4.30 ± 0.31 ** | 4.33 ± 049 ** | 44.58 ± 3.40 ** | 1.46 ± 0.31 ** | 2.32 ± 0.31 ** | 21.85 ± 1.44 ** | 28.95 ± 1.90 ** | 65.53 ± 4.63 ** | 3.69 ± 0.37 * |
| YGP | 5.12 ± 0.46 ## | 5.51 ± 0.45 ## | 62.87 ± 2.54 ## | 2.64 ± 0.08 ## | 3.71 ± 0.66 ## | 138.26 ± 6.54 ## | 37.47 ± 1.56 ## | 120.14 ± 4.38 ## | 4.29 ± 0.57 # |
Note: values were presented as mean ± SD (n = 8). * As compared with control group (CON), * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, # as compared with KYDS group (MOD), # p < 0.05, # # p < 0.01.