Protective effects of crocin on testicular torsion/detorsion in rats.

Autor: Ganjiani V; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: v.ganjiani@yahoo.com., Ahmadi N; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: nahmadi@shirazu.ac.ir., Divar MR; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: mrdivar@gmail.com., Sharifiyazdi H; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: sharifiy@shirazu.ac.ir., Meimandi-Parizi A; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: meimandi@shirazu.ac.ir.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Theriogenology [Theriogenology] 2021 Oct 01; Vol. 173, pp. 241-248. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.07.021
Abstrakt: Oxidative stress, caused by extreme accumulation of un-scavenged reactive oxygen species, plays an integral role in the Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) injury to the testicles following testicular torsion. The current research aimed to examine the protective effects of crocin as a natural antioxidant on testicular I/R injury in rats. Animals were divided randomly into five groups (seven each): (1) sham group, (2) torsion/detorsion (T/D) group, (3) intact group with 100 mg/kg crocin, (4) and (5) T/D groups followed by treatment with two different doses of crocin (50 and 100 mg/kg (IP)). I/R injury was induced by 720° clockwise torsion of the left testicles for 2 h. After 24 h of reperfusion, blood samples and epididymal sperms were collected to measure biochemical (GPx, SOD, and MDA), hormonal (testosterone), and sperm parameters (total sperm recovery, motility, viability, and morphology). Moreover, affected testicles were subjected to histopathology examination. I/R injury caused a significant reduction in sperm characteristics (except for morphology) (P < 0.05), which could not be significantly improved by crocin administration at either dose (P > 0.05). Johnsen's testicular score, mean seminiferous tubular diameter, and germinal epithelial cell thickness were significantly decreased in the T/D group compared to the intact and sham groups. However, crocin could significantly improve the histopathological parameters in both treatment groups compared to the T/D group (P < 0.05). T/D reduced SOD and GPx activity and testosterone level significantly (except for GPx) compared to the sham group (P < 0.05). However, crocin administration could significantly reverse them. Also, crocin reduced the amount of MDA significantly in the high-dose treatment group in comparison to T/D group (P < 0.05). The results of the current study revealed that crocin could be a promising agent to protect against I/R injury following surgical correction of the testicular torsion.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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