Table 1.
Number of the animals per group (n). CAS = surgical castration, T = testosterone replacement therapy, Cypr = cyproterone acetate treatment, and SO = sham operation.
| Parameters | Young | Aging | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile | CAS | CAS + Cypr | CAS + T | SO | CAS | CAS + Cypr | CAS + T | |
| HO activity | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| HO-1 concentration | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| GSH + GSSG content | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| cGMP level | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| MPO activity | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| TNF-alpha concentration | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Testosterone level | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| GOT level | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| GPT level | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Cholesterol level | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Triglyceride level | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |