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Table 4 Neuroactive steroids in the sciatic nerve of male and female control and diabetics

From: Axonal transport in a peripheral diabetic neuropathy model: sex-dimorphic features

 

Male

Female

Ctrl

STZ

Ctrl

STZ

Progesterone

3.17 ± 0.3

3.21 ± 0.5

5.68 ± 0.7

4.00 ± 0.3

Dihydroprogesterone

1.15 ± 0.5

1.92 ± 0.7

17.60 ± 3.6

16.30 ± 3.2

Allopregnanolone

3.28 ± 0.2

7.63 ± 1.7***

10.50 ± 0.9

10.70 ± 1.4

Isopregnanolone

0.37 ± 0.1

0.27 ± 0.1

16.40 ± 2.2

16.80 ± 4.1

Testosterone

2.59 ± 0.6

0.55 ± 0.4***

0.42 ± 0.1

0.35 ± 0.1

Dihydrotesterone

12.10 ± 0.8

2.23 ± 0.6***

UDL

UDL

5α-Androstane-3α 17β-diol

0.95 ± 0.5

0.31 ± 0.2

0.66 ± 0.3

0.10 ± 0.1

5α-Androstane-3β 17β-diol

5.40 ± 1.3

4.50 ± 0.6

4.21 ± 1.0

5.92 ± 0.6

17α -Estradiol

0.56 ± 0.1

0.63 ± 0.1

0.67 ± 0.1

0.74 ± 0.1

17β -Estradiol

0.43 ± 0.1

0.44 ± 0.1

0.78 ± 0.3

0.60 ± 0.7

  1. Neuroactive steroid levels were evaluated by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Data are expressed as pg/mg of tissue ± SEM. The number of animals utilized was 6. Analysis by Student’s t test ***p < 0.001 vs Ctrl
  2. Ctrl control, STZ diabetics, UDL under detection limit