Table 4.
Serum hormonal levels of Negative control (NC), Vitamin D3 vehicle (VDV), Vitamin D3 (VD), MitoQ10 (MQ), Vitamin D3 plus MitoQ10 (V+M) and Positive Control (PC) groups.
| Hormone | NC (Mean ± SD) | VDV (Mean ± SD) | VD (Mean ± SD) | MQ (Mean ± SD) | V+M (Mean ± SD) | PC (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 77.3 ± 6.4 | 81.3 ± 4.7# | 36.7 ± 1.2∗∗ | 42.3 ± 1.5∗ | 33.3 ± 1.3∗∗ | 31 ± 1.5∗∗ |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 7.2 ± 0.2 | 7.1 ± 0.2# | 4.1 ± 0.4∗ | 4.5 ± 0.3∗ | 3.3 ± 0.1∗∗ | 3.4 ± 0.1∗∗ |
| LH (IU/L) | 18.8 ± 1.1 | 18.5 ± 1.2# | 8.2 ± 0.3∗∗ | 8.8 ± 0.2∗∗ | 6.3 ± 0.1∗∗ | 6.7 ± 0.2∗∗ |
| FHS (IU/L) | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.2# | 4.0 ± 0.1∗∗ | 3.8 ± 0.1∗∗ | 3.2 ± 0.1∗∗ | 3.2 ± 0.1∗∗ |
| LH/FSH | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.1# | 2.1 ± 0.1∗∗ | 2.3 ± 0.1∗ | 2.0 ± 0.0∗∗ | 2.1 ± 0.1∗∗ |
# indicate p > 0.05, ∗ indicates p < 0.05 and ∗∗ indicates p < 0.01 when compared with Negative control (NC) group.