Table 2.
Sperm analysis of male mice treated with cyclophosphamide (CP) and/or China dust (CD)
| Parameters | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | CP | CD40 | CP + CD20 | CP + CD40 | |
| No. of mice examined | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sperm motility (%) | 71.8 ± 7.57a | 49.8 ± 7.81** | 71.3 ± 3.56 | 44.5 ± 7.92** | 41.3 ± 10.42** |
| Sperm abnormality (%) | 19.8 ± 5.34 | 31.7 ± 3.27** | 25.2 ± 5.04 | 31.3 ± 4.23** | 33.2 ± 3.97** |
| Small head | 0 | 0.3 ± 0.52 | 0.2 ± 0.41 | 0.5 ± 0.55 | 0.3 ± 0.52 |
| Amorphous head | 10.5 ± 4.04 | 13.5 ± 1.87 | 12.8 ± 5.12 | 12.7 ± 3.33 | 15.0 ± 6.13 |
| Two heads/tail | 0.5 ± 0.84 | 1.5 ± 1.05 | 0.8 ± 0.75 | 0.5 ± 0.84 | 0.5 ± 0.55 |
| Excessive hook | 0.2 ± 0.41 | 0.8 ± 0.98 | 0 | 0.8 ± 1.60 | 0.8 ± 1.33 |
| Straight hook | 0.2 ± 0.41 | 0.3 ± 0.52 | 0 | 0.2 ± 0.41 | 0.2 ± 0.41 |
| Folded tail | 7.3 ± 3.39 | 13.3 ± 1.21** | 9.3 ± 3.72 | 13.0 ± 3.79* | 12.5 ± 4.28* |
| Short tail | 0.3 ± 0.82 | 0.3 ± 0.52 | 0.5 ± 0.84 | 0.7 ± 1.21 | 0.3 ± 0.82 |
| No tail | 0.8 ± 1.60 | 1.5 ± 0.84 | 1.5 ± 2.35 | 3.0 ± 1.55 | 3.5 ± 2.43 |
a Values are presented as means ± SD. *p < 0.05 vs. NC group; **p < 0.01 vs. NC group, respectively