Table 1.

Body and organ weight in mice of experimental groups (n = 6) after 50 days of treatment (mean±standard deviation)

Group	ND	D	DGSH15	DGSH30
Initial body weight (g)	26.91±2.97	28.52±2.04	26.25±1.76	29.13±1.11
Final body weight (g)	28.02±1.53	26.33±1.64	23.03±2.17	24.91±1.46
Weight gain (%)	3.9±1.6	−4.3±6.5	−6.5±4.6	−16.3±4.6
Left testis (g)	0.09±0.01	0.08±0.04	0.08±0.01	0.09±0.02
Relative left testicular weight (%)	0.3±0.0	0.3±0.1	0.4±0.0	0.4±0.1
Right testis (g)	0.09±0.01	0.08±0.04	0.08±0.01	0.09±0.01
Relative right testicular weight (%)	0.3±0.0	0.3±0.1	0.4±0.0	0.4±0.0
Seminal vesicle (g)	0.28±0.04	0.24±0.16	0.13±0.12	0.21±0.04
Relative seminal vesicle weight (%)	1.0±0.2	0.9±0.5	0.6±0.2*	0.8±0.2*
Left epididymis (g)	0.04±0.01	0.04±0.02	0.04±0.01	0.05±0.02
Relative left epididymis weight (%)	0.1±0.0	0.2±0.0	0.2±0.0	0.2±0.1*
Right epididymis (g)	0.04±0.01	0.04±0.02	0.04±0.01	0.05±0.01
Relative right epididymis weight (%)	0.1±0.0	0.2±0.1	0.2±0.0	0.2±0.0*

^*P < 0.05, the indicated group compared with ND Group. ND: nondiabetic control group; D: diabetic control group; DGSH15: diabetic mice treated with GSH at 15 mg kg⁻¹ BW; DGSH30: diabetic mice treated with GSH at 30 mg kg⁻¹ BW; GSH: glutathione; BW: body weight