scholarly journals Chronic exposure of adult male Wistar rats to bisphenol A causes testicular oxidative stress: Role of gallic acid

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Gbadebo Olukole ◽  
Eunice Olufunke Ola-Davies ◽  
Damilare Olaniyi Lanipekun ◽  
Bankole Olusiji Oke
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Male Wistar Rats

AbstractObjectives. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been reported that among other male reproductive dys-functions, it can cause marked estrogenic effects including alteration in serum hormones as well as testicular lesions in exposed animals. This work sought to study the role of gallic acid (GA), a known antioxidant, on the BPA-induced testicular oxidative stress in adult male Wistar rats using serum hormone analysis, histopathology, and biochemical assays.Methods. Adult male rats were divided into four groups (n=10) including control (0.2 ml of corn oil), GA (20 mg/kg/day), BPA (10 mg/kg/day), BPA+GA (BPA, 10 mg/kg/day + GA, 20 mg/kg/day). All medications were given by oral gavage for 45 consecutive days. The body and testicular weights were measured. Blood and organ samples were collected for the serum hormonal assay: testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and prolactin (PRL), and tissue biochemistry analysis: superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), respectively.Results. The BPA-treated rats showed significant reduction in the gonadosomatic index. BPA also caused significant decrease in the levels of the serum testosterone and prolactin. Furthermore, BPA induced testicular oxidative stress by decreasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes and increasing reactive oxygen species. However, co-treatment with GA protected against these alterations.Conclusion. Findings from the present study confirmed the previously reported data and show that the ability of GA, as a potent antioxidant, may protect against BPA-induced alterations in the male reproductive function. Hence, GA protects against testicular oxidative stress in adult male Wistar rats following chronic exposure to BPA.

scholarly journals Gallic Acid Ameliorates Bisphenol A-Induced Toxicity in Wistar Rats

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Eunice Olufunke Ola-Davies ◽  
◽  
Samuel Gbadebo Olukole ◽  
Damilare Olaniyi Lanipekun ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Corn Oil ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Concomitant Treatment ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Liver And Kidney

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) has received attention in environmental and toxicological research due to its widespread effects in biological systems. While several anti-oxidants have been used in ameliorating BPA-induced toxicities in experimental animals, there is the scarcity of research information on the use of Gallic acid (GA) in protecting against BPA-induced toxicity. This study investigated the ameliorative effect of Gallic acid in BPA-induced toxicities of the adult male Wistar rats. Methods: Thirty two adult male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups of eight animals each as follows: Group 1 (Control rats): 0.2 ml of corn oil; Group 2 (GA-treated rats): 20 mg/kg/day GA (dissolved in distilled water); Group 3 (BPA-treated rats): 10 mg/kg/day BPA suspended in 0.2 ml corn oil; Group 4 (BPA+GA-treated rats): BPA (10 mg/kg/day) with a concomitant GA (20 mg/kg/day). All treatments were orally administered for 14 days. Results: BPA significantly increased (P<0.05) in the values of liver function enzymes (ALP, AST, ALT, GGT), total globulin, conjugated globulin, triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, creatinine, and urea as well as sodium ions. Concomitant treatment with GA ameliorated these elevated values. Moreover, BPA-induced histopathological alterations in the liver and kidney while GA ameliorated them. Conclusion: BPA caused structural and cellular perturbations of the blood, liver, and kidney of rats while concomitant treatment with GA ameliorates the condition. Hence, GA has hepato-protective and nephroprotective actions against BPA-induced toxicity in Wistar rats.

Investigation of the role of α-lipoic acid on fatty acids profile, some minerals (zinc, copper, iron) and antioxidant activity against aluminum-induced oxidative stress in the liver of male rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafer Sahin ◽  
Ahmet Ozkaya ◽  
Okkes Yilmaz ◽  
Abdurrauf Yuce ◽  
Mehmet Gunes
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Lipoic Acid ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Fatty Acids Profile ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Aluminum Accumulation

AbstractBackground:We have investigated the effects of α-lipoic acid (LA), a powerful antioxidant, on the fatty acid (FA) profiles, aluminum accumulation, antioxidant activity and some minerals such as zinc, copper and iron against aluminum chloride (AlClMethods:Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into four groups as control, LA, AlClResults:AlClConclusions:These results indicate that AlCl

scholarly journals Some Effects of Crude Aqueous Extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa Leaves on the Testes and Sperm Parameters of Adult Male Wistar Rats (Rattus norelegicus)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
A. Ashamu Ebenezer ◽  
A. Oyeniran David ◽  
T. Awora Koyinsola ◽  
O. T. Olayemi ◽  
O. Oyewo Olutoyi
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Testis Weight ◽  
Hibiscus Sabdariffa ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Group D

Hibiscus sabdariffa is a common garden plant native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world, used in traditional medicine. It is mostly cultivated for its flowers. The calyces are used as a refrigerant in form of tea (especially in making the sorrel drink popularly known as ‘zobo’ in Nigeria), jellies and jam. Aim: This study evaluates the effects of aqueous leaves extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on the body, testis weight, histology of the testes and sperm parameter of adult male Wistar rats. Methodology: Twenty-five adult male wistar rats of 10-12 weeks and weighing about 120-140g were divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) (five rats / group), Group A was kept as control and B, C, D were administered 250 mg, 500 mg, 1000 mg  of Hibiscus sabdarfia leaf extract per Kg body weight for 8 weeks. The rats in each group were fed with rat feed and water ad libitum. Administration was by means of an oral cannula. At the end of each experimental period, the rats were sacrificed by cervical dislocation, the testes were harvested and immediately fixed in Bouin’s fluid for histological procedure. However, as soon as the animals were sacrificed, the cauda epididymis was removed and semen analysis was carried out immediately. Results: There was a significant decrease in body weight of all the test groups at (P <0.05) and a significant decrease in the testes of the rats in group D when compared with the control group. Statistical analysis revealed decrease in sperm count, motility and viability with a significance decrease (P <0.05) in group D only as compared to control group. The histoarchitecture revealed significant degenerative changes characterized by vacuolization in the intestitium and seminiferous epithelium when compared with the control group. Conclusion: The aqueous leaves extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa appears to have adverse effects on the fertility of male rats especially when taken over a long period of time.

Chronic consumption of Hypericum humifusum leaf extracts impairs epididymis spermatozoa characters in association with oxidative stress in adult male Wistar rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 616-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imen Hammami ◽  
Ridha Ben Ali ◽  
Afef Nahdi ◽  
Olfa Kallech-Ziri ◽  
Marwa Boussada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Male Wistar Rats

Protective Role of Quercetin on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Aroclor-1254) Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Liver of Adult Male Rats

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 522-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suganya Sekaran ◽  
Selvakumar Kandaswamy ◽  
Krishnamoorthy Gunasekaran ◽  
Elumalai Perumal ◽  
Fariya Yasmine Afsar Basha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Aroclor 1254

Curcumin prevents inflammatory response, oxidative stress and insulin resistance in high fructose fed male Wistar rats: Potential role of serine kinases

2016 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nachimuthu Maithilikarpagaselvi ◽  
Magadi Gopalakrishna Sridhar ◽  
Rathinam Palamalai Swaminathan ◽  
Bobby Zachariah
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
High Fructose ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Serine Kinases

Anxiety-related behavior in hyperhomocysteinemia induced by methionine nutritional overload in rats: role of the brain oxidative stress

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (10) ◽  
pp. 1074-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Hrncic ◽  
Jelena Mikić ◽  
Aleksandra Rasic-Markovic ◽  
Milica Velimirović ◽  
Tihomir Stojković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Oxidative Status ◽  
Standard Diet ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Brain Oxidative Stress ◽  
The Brain

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a methionine-enriched diet on anxiety-related behavior in rats and to determine the role of the brain oxidative status in these alterations. Adult male Wistar rats were fed from the 30th to 60th postnatal day with standard or methionine-enriched diet (double content comparing with standard diet: 7.7 g/kg). Rats were tested in open field and light–dark tests and afterwards oxidative status in the different brain regions were determined. Hyperhomocysteinemia induced by methionine-enriched diet in this study decreased the number of rearings, as well as the time that these animals spent in the center of the open field, but increased index of thigmotaxy. Oxidative status was selectively altered in the examined regions. Lipid peroxidation was significantly increased in the cortex and nc. caudatus of rats developing hyperhomocysteinemia, but unaltered in the hippocampus and thalamus. Based on the results of this research, it could be concluded that hyperhomocysteinemia induced by methionine nutritional overload increased anxiety-related behavior in rats. These proanxiogenic effects could be, at least in part, a consequence of oxidative stress in the rat brain.

Effect of gallic acid on renal biochemical alterations in male Wistar rats induced by ferric nitriloacetic acid

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 523-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakshmi Prasad ◽  
Tajdar Husain Khan ◽  
Tamanna Jahangir ◽  
Sarwat Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Nitrilotriacetic Acid ◽  
Decarboxylase Activity ◽  
Causative Role ◽  
Biochemical Alterations ◽  
Male Wistar Rats

The present study is an effort to identify a potent chemopreventive agent against various diseases (including cancer) in which oxidative stress and cell proliferation plays an important causative role. This study was designed to investigate the effect of gallic acid against ferric nitrilotriacetic acid (Fe-NTA)-induced carcinogen/drug metabolizing phase I and phase II enzymes, anti-oxidative parameters, kidney markers, tumour promotion markers and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in kidney of male Wistar rats. Fe-NTA (9 mg Fe/kg body weight, intraperitoneally) caused significant depletion in the detoxification and antioxidant enzyme armoury with concomitant elevation in renal LPO, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, hydrogen peroxide generation, ornithine decarboxylase activity and [3H]thymidine incorporation into renal DNA. However, pretreatment of animals with gallic acid (10 and 20 mg/kg body weight) resulted in a significant decrease in the levels of the parameters measured (P < 0.001). Renal glutathione content (P < 0.001), glutathione metabolizing enzyme (P < 0.001) and antioxidant enzyme levels were also recovered to a significant level (P < 0.001). The enhanced reduced glutathione level and enzyme activities involved in xenobiotic metabolism and maintaining antioxidant status of cells are suggestive of a chemopreventive efficacy of gallic acid against Fe-NTA-mediated oxidative stress, toxicity and cell proliferative response in Wistar rats.

scholarly journals The Therapeuticrole of Moringa Oleifera Against Bisphenol A toxicity That Induce Renal Effects in Rats

2021 ◽  
Vol 910 (1) ◽  
pp. 012084
Author(s):  
Hind Mohammed Saleh ◽  
Hani Sabbar Ayed ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim Salih
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Normal Saline ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Role ◽  
Renal Effects

Abstract The objective of the current work was to induce histological lesions by BPA(Bisphenol A)and then diagnosis the therapeutic role of Moringa oleifera. 66 adult male rats were used in the present work and divided as following: Rats were administrated (orally) normal saline as control group. Rats group were administrated (orally) 5mg BPA and divided into 4 subgroups were each subgroup treated with Moringa oleifera (100mg/kg, 200mg/kg, 300mg/kg and 400mg/kg), respectively. Rats were administrated (orally) 10mg BPA and divided to 4 subgroups were each subgroup treated with Moringa oleifera (100mg/kg, 200mg/kg, 300mg/kg and 400mg/kg), respectively. The findings of BPA groups showed significant (P<0.05) elevated in urea and creatinine with different histological lesions in the kidney include damaged glomerulus, degeneration of tubules cells, and lymphocytes infiltration. After treatment with Moringa oleifera, renal parameters and kidney tissues were back to the normal state and non-significant (P≤0.05) changes compared with the control group.

scholarly journals Ameliorating Iron Overload in Intestinal Tissue of Adult Male Rats: Quercetin vs Deferoxamine

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwa A. El-Sheikh ◽  
Shimaa Hamed Ameen ◽  
Samaa Salah AbdEl-Fatah
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Iron Overload ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Iron Chelation ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Tissue Iron ◽  
Small Intestinal

Objective. The aim of our study is to compare the role of the new natural alternative (Quercetin) with the current iron-chelation therapy (Deferoxamine (DFO)) in the effect of iron overload on small intestinal tissues and to investigate the possible underlying molecular mechanisms of such toxicity. Methods. Forty-two adult male albino rats were divided into six groups: control groups, DFO, Quercetin, iron overload, iron overload+DFO, and iron overload+Quercetin groups. Animals received daily intraperitoneal injection of Deferoxamine (125 mg /kg), Quercetin (10 mg/kg), and ferric dextran (200 mg/kg) for 2 weeks. Results. Iron overloaded group showed significant increase in serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), transferrin saturation percentage (TS %) hepcidin (HEPC), serum ferritin, nontransferrin bound iron (NTBI), and small intestinal tissues iron levels. Iron overload significantly increased the serum oxidative stress indicator (MDA) and reduced serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC). On the other hand, iron overload increased IL6 and reduced IL10 in small intestinal tissues reflecting inflammatory condition and increased caspase 3 reactivity indicating apoptosis and increased iNOs expressing cell indicting oxidative stress especially in ileum. In addition, it induced small intestinal tissues pathological alterations. The treatment with Quercetin showed nonsignificant differences as compared to treatment with DFO that chelated the serum and tissue iron and improved the oxidative stress and reduced tissue IL6 and increased IL10 and decreased caspase 3 and iNOs expressing cells in small intestinal tissues. Moreover, it ameliorated the iron overload induced pathological alterations. Conclusion. Our study showed the potential role of Quercetin as iron chelator like DFO in case of iron overload induced small intestinal toxicity in adult rats because of its serum and tissue iron chelation, improvement of serum, and small intestinal oxidative stress, ameliorating iron induced intestinal inflammation, apoptosis, and histopathological alterations.

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