Complementary effects of coenzyme Q10 and Lepidium sativum supplementation on the reproductive function of mice: An experimental study.

Autor: Asl FR; Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran., Khosravi M; Department of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran., Hajikhani R; Department of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran., Solati J; Department of Biology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran., Fahimi H; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of reproductive biomedicine [Int J Reprod Biomed] 2021 Aug 16; Vol. 19 (7), pp. 607-618. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 16 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v19i7.9471
Abstrakt: Background: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and Lepidium sativum (LS) have therapeutic effects on infertility.
Objective: To evaluate the combined effects of LS and CoQ10 on reproductive function in adult male NMRI mice.
Materials and Methods: Eighty three-months-old male mice (35-40 gr) were divided into four groups (n = 10/each): control (treated with water), CoQ10-treated (200, 300, and 400 mg/kg/body weight), LS-treated (200, 400, 600 mg/kg/body weight), and co-treated (LS [600 mg/kg/body weight] + CoQ10 [200 mg/kg/body weight]) groups. Serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and gonadotropin realizing hormone (GnRH) levels were measured using ELISA method. The sperm quality was assessed using Sperm Class AnalyzerⓇ (SCA) CASA system and GnRH mRNA expression levels were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Results: The number of sniffing and following behavior was significantly higher in LS-treated (400 and 600 mg/ml/body weight) groups than the control group (p = 0.0007 and p = 0.0010, respectively). The number of mounting and coupling behaviors was significantly higher in the CoQ10 (300 and 400 mg/ml/body weight)-treated animals than the control group (p = 0.0170 and p = 0.0006, respectively). Co-treatment of CoQ10 (200 mg/ml/body weight) and LS (600 mg/ml/body weight) significantly increased all aspects of sexual behaviors as well as the levels of serum testosterone (p = 0.0011), luteinizing hormone (p = 0.0062), and follicle-stimulating hormone (p = 0.0001); sperm viability (p = 0.0300) and motility (p = 0.0010); and GnRH mRNA levels (p = 0.0016) compared to the control group.
Conclusion: The coadministration of CoQ10 and LS significantly improves the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and enhances the reproductive parameters in adult male mice.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 Rahimi Asl et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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