Table 2 Effects of orally administered bisphenol A (BPA), isosorbide (ISO) and cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and subcutaneously administered testosterone propionate (TP) on androgen-insensitive organ weights of castrated rats
Treatmenta | Kidney(mg) | Spleen(mg) | Liver(g) |
INT | 1,117.8±17.1 | 696.1±33.7 | 11.0±0.4 |
ORX | 1,063.9±16.1 | 688.1±34.1 | 11.3±0.5 |
ORX+TP | 1,098.3±18.1 | 895.4±55.8 | 12.2±0.4 |
BPA-40 | 879.7±9.5*** | 634.0±25.6 | 9.2±0.3** |
BPA-40+TP | 1,006.4±15.6††† | 746.6±59.1 | 11.0±5.2 |
BPA-400 | 935.6±25.3*** | 625.3±43.2 | 10.1±0.4 |
BPA-400+TP | 1,044.2±17.7† | 629.0±20.7†† | 10.9±0.3† |
ISO-40 | 1,045.5±18.9 | 803.9±71.6 | 10.2±0.2 |
ISO-40+TP | 1,092.7±22.7 | 720.5±21.1† | 10.8±0.4† |
ISO-400 | 1,038.1±26.7 | 744.6±31.5 | 11.2±0.5 |
ISO-400+TP | 1,111.4±29.5 | 794.2±48.3 | 11.8±0.4 |
CHDM-40 | 965.6±21.2** | 666.8±28.0 | 10.1±0.3 |
CHDM-40+TP | 1,117.7±14.5 | 761.6±38.2 | 12.3±0.3 |
CHDM-400 | 1,036.0±38.7 | 706.2±33.7 | 11.0±0.4 |
CHDM-400+TP | 1,164.0±20.9† | 789.6±47.9 | 12.4±0.4 |
a Castrated immature rats were administered with TP by subcutaneous injection for 10 days. One day after the final treatment, the accessory sex organs were removed carefully and weighed separately.
Symbols *, ** and *** meant significant difference in comparison between ORX group and test material group. *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001.
Symbols +, ++ and +++ meant significant difference in comparison between ORX group and test material group. †, P<0.05; ††, P<0.01; †††, P<0.001.