Fig. 2
Total nitrite- NO−2 (A) concentration in the supernatant of MPMs from sham males, OQX males, and females. (A1): Sham males, OQX males and females: inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. A2 Sham males, OQX males, and females: pre-treated with 100 µL of DHT [24 h (10–2 M)] and inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. H2O2 (B) concentration in the supernatant of MPMs from sham males, OQX males, and females. B1 Sham males, OQX males, and females: inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. B2 Sham males, OQX males, and females: pre-treated with 100 µL of DHT [24 h (10–2 M)] and inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. Data are expressed as mean ± SDM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001