Protective effect of vitamin E on sperm motility and oxidative stress in valproic acid treated rats

Background: Generation of free radicals and oxidative stress are a major contributorto diabetes. These factors lead to the development of diabetic testicles disorders.Objective: In this study, the protective effect of vitamin E on functional disordersassociated with diabetes induced oxidative stress in male reproductive systems hasbeen investigated.Materials and Methods: Thirty-three adult male Mice were divided into control,diabetic, and untreated diabetic groups. Streptozotocin was used to induce diabetes.In the treated group, vitamin E was given to the Mice intraperitoneally for 30 days.Then, animals were anesthetized and sacrificed. Animal testicles were isolated andhomogenized in phosphate buffer and used for measuring sperm count, motility andsurvival of sperm, MDA concentration and antioxidant capacity (TAC). Apoptosis wasalso performed with the TUNEL test.Results: The results of reduction (12.03±98.11) TAC, MDA concentration (–28.5±2.58),sperm motility (unstable sperma= 86.4±7.48), sperm count (171.51), Sperm morphology(natural morphology= 49.69±31.93) and abnormal morphology (9.77±49.7)with increased oxidative damage. These changes were statistically significant incomparison with the control group for all variables other than MDA (p= 0.05). Treatmentof vitamin E diabetic Mice improved the ability of antioxidants to prevent oxidativedamage in the testicles, restore the sperm movement, and increase the number ofnormal sperm as well as TAC. The level of apoptosis in the treated group has decreasedcompared to the untreated group.Conclusion: Vitamin E protects the reproductive system against diabetes mellitus.Therefore, it was concluded that vitamin E may be a suitable agent for protecting thesperm and testicular parameters against undesirable effects of diabetes.

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Antia, a Natural Antioxidant Product, Attenuates Cognitive Dysfunction in Streptozotocin-Induced Mouse Model of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease by Targeting the Amyloidogenic, Inflammatory, Autophagy, and Oxidative Stress Pathways

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity ◽

10.1155/2020/4386562 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Nesrine S. El Sayed ◽

Mamdooh H. Ghoneum

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽

Protective Effect ◽

Cognitive Dysfunction ◽

Protective Role ◽

Sporadic Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Stat3 Pathway ◽

And Oxidative Stress

Background. Many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease are associated with oxidative stress. Therefore, antioxidant therapy has been suggested for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Objective. We investigated the ability of the antioxidant Antia to exert a protective effect against sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (SAD) induced in mice. Antia is a natural product that is extracted from the edible yamabushitake mushroom, the gotsukora and kothala himbutu plants, diosgenin (an extract from wild yam tubers), and amla (Indian gooseberry) after treatment with MRN-100. Methods. Single intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) (3 mg/kg) was used for induction of SAD in mice. Antia was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) in 3 doses (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg/day) for 21 days. Neurobehavioral tests were conducted within 24 h after the last day of injection. Afterwards, mice were sacrificed and their hippocampi were rapidly excised, weighed, and homogenized to be used for measuring biochemical parameters. Results. Treatment with Antia significantly improved mice performance in the Morris water maze. In addition, biochemical analysis showed that Antia exerted a protective effect for several compounds, including GSH, MDA, NF-κB, IL-6, TNF-α, and amyloid β. Further studies with western blot showed the protective effect of Antia for the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Conclusions. Antia exerts a significant protection against cognitive dysfunction induced by ICV-STZ injection. This effect is achieved through targeting of the amyloidogenic, inflammatory, and oxidative stress pathways. The JAK2/STAT3 pathway plays a protective role for neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases such as SAD.

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Erythropoietin and oxidative stress in haemodialysis: beneficial effects of vitamin E supplementation

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/12.11.2312 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 2312-2317 ◽

Cited By ~ 105

Author(s):

J Cristol

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

And Oxidative Stress ◽

Vitamin E Supplementation

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Vinpocetine amended prenatal valproic acid induced features of ASD possibly by altering markers of neuronal function, inflammation, and oxidative stress

Autism Research ◽

10.1002/aur.2597 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kanishk Luhach ◽

Giriraj T. Kulkarni ◽

Vijay P. Singh ◽

Bhupesh Sharma

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Valproic Acid ◽

Neuronal Function ◽

And Oxidative Stress

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Reduction of doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity and mitochondrial damage by betanin in rat isolated cardiomyocytes and mitochondria

Human & Experimental Toxicology ◽

10.1177/09603271211022800 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 096032712110228

Author(s):

AA Hafez ◽

Z Jamali ◽

S Samiei ◽

S Khezri ◽

A Salimi

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Protective Effect ◽

Bioactive Compound ◽

Isolated Cardiomyocytes ◽

Cardiac Inflammation ◽

Flow Cytometric ◽

Significant Toxicity ◽

Ros Formation ◽

Gene Regulatory ◽

And Oxidative Stress

Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anticancer drug which is used for treatment of several types of cancers. But the clinical use of doxorubicin is limited because of its cardiotoxicity and cardiomyopathy. Mitochondrial-dependent oxidative stress and cardiac inflammation appear to be involved in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Betanin as a bioactive compound in Beetroot ( Beta vulgaris L.) displays anti-radical, antioxidant gene regulatory and cardioprotective activities. In this current study, we investigated the protective effect of betanin on doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity and mitochondrial-dependent oxidative stress in isolated cardiomyocytes and mitochondria. Isolated cardiomyocytes and mitochondria were treated with three concentrations of betanin (1, 5 and 10 µM) and doxorubicin (3.5 µM) for 6 h. The parameters of cellular and mitochondrial toxicity were analyzed using biochemical and flow cytometric methods. Our results showed a significant toxicity in isolated cardiomyocytes and mitochondria in presence of doxorubicin which was related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, increase in malondialdehyde (MDA), increase in oxidation of GSH to GSSG, lysosomal/mitochondrial damages and mitochondrial swelling. While betanin pretreatment reverted doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress in isolated cardiomyocytes and mitochondria. These results suggest that betanin elicited a typical protective effect on doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress. It is possible that betanin could be used as a useful adjuvant in combination with doxorubicin chemotherapy for reduction of cardiotoxicity and cardiomyopathy.

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Protective Effect of Vitamin E Against Hepato-nephrotoxic Oxidative Stress Induced by Isoprinosine Toxicity

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.37506/ijphrd.v11i4.5398 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Protective Effect

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Relationship between atherogenic index and oxidative stress among patients presented with coronary artery disease in a tertiary care hospital

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl4.4560 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽

pp. 2807-2813

Author(s):

Resmi C R ◽

Kedari G S R ◽

Deepa P K

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Atherogenic Index ◽

Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽

Oxidative Stress Markers ◽

Stress Markers ◽

Lipid Parameters ◽

And Oxidative Stress

CAD is recognized as a multifactorial disease that is influenced by environmental and genetic factors. This study aimed to evaluate the levels of lipid parameters, oxidative stress and antioxidant markers in subjects with CAD compared to their age & sex matched controls and to analyze the relationship between atherogenic Index and oxidative stress among them 62 clinically proved CAD patients and 62 healthy age and sex matched subjects without CAD were selected for this study. 5 ml of fasting venous blood was collected from all the subjects and investigations such as FPG, lipid profile, oxidative markers Malondialdehyde (MDA), F2 isoprostanes (F2iso) and antioxidants glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), vitamin-C, vitamin-E were performed. This study showed that levels of lipid parameters total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and AI were significantly higher whereas high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) were significantly low in CAD patients compared to normal controls. Oxidative stress markers MDA and F2 Isoprostanes level were significantly high, whereas enzymatic antioxidants GST and SOD and non-enzymatic antioxidants Vitamin-C and Vitamin-E levels were significantly low in CAD patients. Oxidative stress markers were found to significantly influence the AI. Results of this study showed that oxidative stress markers F2iso and MDA and antioxidants GST, VIT-C and VIT-E are found to influence the atherogenic index significantly.

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