Gonadoprotective ability of Vincetoxicum arnottianum extract against bisphenol A-induced testicular toxicity and hormonal imbalance in male Sprague Dawley rats
| Autor: | Zartash Zahra, Moniba Sajid, Muhammad Majid, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sonia Maryam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male
endocrine system Antioxidant Vincetoxicum Urology medicine.medical_treatment Flavonoid 030232 urology & nephrology Pharmacology Protective Agents Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances Rats Sprague-Dawley 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Phenols Testis Vanillic acid medicine Animals Testosterone Estrogens Non-Steroidal Benzhydryl Compounds Peroxidase chemistry.chemical_classification 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Apocynaceae biology urogenital system Plant Extracts Superoxide Dismutase Alkaloid General Medicine Luteinizing Hormone biology.organism_classification Catalase Glutathione Comet assay chemistry Toxicity Lipid Peroxidation Follicle Stimulating Hormone DNA Damage |
| Zdroj: | AndrologiaREFERENCES. 52(6) |
| ISSN: | 1439-0272 |
| Popis: | Vincetoxicum arnottianum (Wight) of family Apocynaceae is a rich source of therapeutic alkaloids, phenolics and flavonoids. Study aims to evaluate the protective potential of methanol extract of Vincetoxicum arnottianum (VAM) on bisphenol A (BPA)-induced testicular toxicity in male Sprague Dawley rat. Quantitative analysis of VAM for total phenolic (TPC), total flavonoid (TFC) and total alkaloid content (TAC) along with HPLC analysis for polyphenolics was carried out. BPA-induced testicular toxicity was determined through analysis of antioxidant enzymes, DNA damages and testicular histopathology along with reproductive hormones in serum of rat. VAM was constituted of TFC (382.50 ± 1.67 μg GAE/mg), TPC (291.17 ± 0.82 μg RE/mg), TAC (16.5 ± 0.5%), ferulic acid (2.2433 μg/mg) and vanillic acid (2.1249 μg/mg). VAM co-administration to BPA-treated rats attenuated the toxic effects of BPA and restored the body and testis weights. Altered level of luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in serum, and level of antioxidants (GSH, POD, CAT and SOD) and nitric oxide in testis tissues of BPA-induced toxicity were significantly restored by VAM. Histological and comet assay studies also sanctioned the protective potential of VAM in BPA-intoxicated rats. The presence of polyphenols and alkaloids might contribute towards the scavenging and ameliorative potential of VAM in testicular toxicity induced by BPA. |
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