Aqueous extract of Eruca Sativa protects human spermatozoa from mitochondrial failure due to bisphenol A exposure

A field study was conducted in the fall of 2019 to investigate the potential of Arugula (Eruca sativa Mill) aqueous extract as a growth stimulant in enhancing the growth and yield of Fa- ba Bean (Vicia faba L). The study was conducted using sandy soil at a farm in Abo Esaa town in a plot size of 3X5 m2 with a row spacing of 25cm,which based on a complete randomized design (RCD) with four replications, three treatments were carried out, including no foliar spray with E. sativa extracts (control) and foliar sprayed with 20% and 40% aqueous extracts of E. sativa. Ac- cordingly, Faba Bean (Vicia faba L) plants were foliar sprayed six times with the aqueous extracts of E. sativa at rates of 20 and 40% at vegetative and reproductive stages. The result showed that among these concentrations, the foliar spray of faba bean plants with 40% of E. sativa extracts po- tentially were increased all measured growth and yield traits. The results pointed out that plant height increased by 32%, number of branches by 73%, number of leaves by 95%, number of seeds plant by 89%, leaves, stems, pods and roots dry weight by 92%, 80%, 74%, and 89%, respectively. Thus, the study concluded that E. sativa aqueous extracts could potentially be used efficiently by crop producers as a growth enhancer for faba bean crops because of their productivity, great nutri- tive value, low cost, and environmentally friendly nature.

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The Effects of the Aqueous Extract of the Leaves of the Local Plant Eruca sativa on Lipid Profile and Some Minerals in the Blood of Male White Mice

Iraqi Journal of Science ◽

10.24996/ijs.2021.62.4.5 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1088-1093

Author(s):

Sardar Mohammed Weli ◽

Sattar Ibrahim Kareem ◽

Osama Hamid Shareef ◽

Hwda Ghafoor Rauf ◽

Chro Ghafoor Raouf ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lipid Profile ◽

Aqueous Extract ◽

Treated Group ◽

Eruca Sativa ◽

Normal Physiological Condition ◽

Wide Range ◽

Local Plant ◽

Calcium And Magnesium ◽

Albino Mice ◽

Group 2

Eruca sativa, commonly known as rocket salad, is a popular vegetable to which a wide range of health benefits are attributed. This study aimed to examine the effects of the aqueous extract of E. sativa leaves on lipid profile and some minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, in blood of male albino mice under normal physiological condition. Two experiments were separately conducted, each with eighteen male albino mice divided into 3 equal groups, which included control, treated group (1), and treated group (2) which were orally administrated with 0, 0.2 and 0.4 mg/kg body weight, respectively, of the leaves extract for 28 days. In the first experiment, serum lipid profile, including cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL and VLDL, were estimated. In the second experiment, serum calcium and magnesium were estimated. The results showed that E. sativa have effects on lipid profile by decreasing cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL levels, but increasing that of HDL. In addition, E. sativa increased the levels of both calcium and magnesium. This study concludes that E. sativa leaves exerts possibly beneficial effect on lipid profile and calcium and magnesium levels in albino male mice under normal conditions.

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The Fine Structure of Glycocalyx in Human Spermatozoa. A High Resolution Cytochemical Study

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100073647 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 640-641

Author(s):

P. Hernández-Jáuregui ◽

A. Sosa ◽

A. González Angulo

Keyword(s):

Negative Charge ◽

Iron Hydroxide ◽

Human Spermatozoa ◽

Surface Coat ◽

Cell Surfaces ◽

Colloidal Iron ◽

Cytochemical Study ◽

Specific Permeability ◽

Extracellular Glycoprotein ◽

Mammalian Spermatozoa

Glycocalyx is the name given by Bennett to the extracellular glycoprotein coat present in some cell surfaces. It appears to play an important role in cell properties such as antigenicity, cell adhesivity, specific permeability, and ATP ase activity. In the sperm this coat can be directly related to such important phenomena as capacitation and fertilization. The presence of glycocalyx in invertebrate spermatozoa has already been demonstrated. Recently Yanagimachi et al. has determined the negative charges on sperm surfaces of mammalian spermatozoa including man, using colloidal iron hydroxide. No mention was made however of the outer surface coat as composed of substances other than those confering a negative charge. The purpose of this work was therefore to determine the presence of a glycocalyx in human spermatozoa using alcian blue and lanthanum staining.

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Probing the Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Radiation-Sensitive Polymers by Parallel-Detection EELS

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010013376x ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 34-35

Author(s):

E. G. Rightor ◽

G. P. Young

Keyword(s):

Electron Beam ◽

Bisphenol A ◽

Energy Loss ◽

Parallel Detection ◽

Commercial Grade ◽

Incident Electron Beam ◽

Ptfe Sample ◽

Spectroscopic Information ◽

Edge Features ◽

Electron Energy Loss

Investigation of neat polymers by TEM is often thwarted by their sensitivity to the incident electron beam, which also limits the usefulness of chemical and spectroscopic information available by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) for these materials. However, parallel-detection EELS systems allow reduced radiation damage, due to their far greater efficiency, thereby promoting their use to obtain this information for polymers. This is evident in qualitative identification of beam sensitive components in polymer blends and detailed investigations of near-edge features of homopolymers.Spectra were obtained for a poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) (BPAC) blend containing poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) using a parallel-EELS and a serial-EELS (Gatan 666, 607) for comparison. A series of homopolymers was also examined using parallel-EELS on a JEOL 2000FX TEM employing a LaB6 filament at 100 kV. Pure homopolymers were obtained from Scientific Polymer Products. The PTFE sample was commercial grade. Polymers were microtomed on a Reichert-Jung Ultracut E and placed on holey carbon grids.

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