Table-2.
Group | LH levels (ng/mL) | ||
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Day-8 | Day-12 | Day-16 | |
N | 122.84±3.73c | 93.70±2.60a | 111.98±2.16c |
K+ | 112.33±2.68b | 120.32±4.02b | 105.56±2.48b |
ES | 84.42±1.68a | 71.41±3.20a | 93.10±1.25a |
ESSA1 | 116.36±1.95c | 161.75±2.97b | 106.22±1.06b |
ESSA2 | 111.84±1.08b | 162.86±2.88b | 99.81±1.09a |
ESSA3 | 115.56±2.54c | 202.96±2.07c | 95.44±2.92a |
SA | 114.64±2.02b | 217.70±5.32c | 105.77±0.67b |
Values were expressed as mean±SD, n=4. Healthy pregnant mice were not subjected to E. coli infection (N), pregnant mice infected with E. coli (K+), pregnant mice infected with E. coli and treated with 200 mg/kg of ES (ES), pregnant mice infected with E. coli and treated with combined 150 mg/kg ES and 37.5 mg/kg SA (75% ES:25% SA), 100 mg/kg ES and 75 mg/kg SA (50% ES:50% SA), and 50 mg/kg ES and 112.5 mg/kg SA (25% ES:75% SA) (ESSA1, ESSA2, and ESSA3, respectively), and pregnant mice infected with E. coli and treated with 150 mg/kg SA (SA). Different superscript letters indicate statistical significance in the same column (p<0.05). ES=Elephantopus scaber, SA=Sauropus androgynus, FSH=Follicle-stimulating hormone, LH=Luteinizing hormone, E. coli=Escherichia coli