To examine the effect of anti-inhibin and hCG-eCG treatments on reproductive hormonal profile in virgin cycling female rats, fifty four virgin cyclic female rats, aged 56 days and weighted 150-170 g., were randomly assigned to three equal groups (AI, eCG, and control). At late metaestrus and 54 h later, AI females were injected with anti-inhibin (1 µg/rat, ip) and normal saline (100µl/rat, ip), eCG females were injected with equine chorionic gonadotropin (20 IU/rat, ip) and human chorionic gonadotropin (10 IU/rat, ip), whereas control females were injected with normal saline (100µl/rat, ip). Eighteen females from each group were sacrificed after treatment (6 females/ group every 12 h for three times). Blood samples were obtained for hormonal assay (FSH, LH, estradiol 17B, prolactin, and ir-inhibin B). Serum FSH concentration of AI females increased significantly than other other groups throughout all periods. Also control females recorded significant elevation compared with eCG females. Serum LH concentrations registered no significant differences between AI and C groups, but they were significantly higher than eCG group only after 36 h. of treatment. Serum prolactin concentrations showed significant decline in AI group among experimental groups throughout all periods. Inhibin B levels, after 12, 24, and 36 h of treatment, decreased significantly in AI group compared with other groups. 17B-estradiol concentrations recorded insignificant differences among groups after 12 h. of treatment, while after 24 h., AI group level increased significantly than other groups. After 36 h. of treatment, AI and eCG groups recorded insignificant difference between each other, but, they were significantly higher than control. It can be concluded that anti-inhibin treatment increases the reproductive fecundity in female rats .
Resveratrol (RS) is widely used in medical fields as an antioxidant. Current research investigated the protective role of RS supplement on histomorphometric and histopathological alterations in testes were caused by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) of rats as an animal model. Thirty-two adult rats were utilized in this study, divided randomly into 4 equal groups as follows. The group C was given tap water only and served as control, the 2nd group (G1) was given 0.5% of H2O2 of tap water, the 3rd group (G2) was given tap water containing 0.5% of H2O2 and intubated RS supplement at 87 mg/kg BW, and 4th group intubated RS supplement 87 mg/kg BW. after 56 days of treatment, rats were euthanized, dissected then, specimens of testes tissue were collected for histomorphometric and histopathological evaluation. Our results showed that administration of H2O2 caused a significant histomorphometric with histopathological changes in the form of a thickness of fibrous tunica albuginea, disarrangement of germ cells, necrosis of spermatogonia, edema, and loss of sperms as compared to other groups. Meanwhile, these histological alterations were partially attenuated in the G2 group that intubated resveratrol. Thus, the current study concluded that resveratrol may have therapeutic value in the treatment of induced testicular injury by H2O2 due to its antioxidant activity and attenuation of harmful effects of oxidative stress through a mechanism that should be elucidated in future studies.
The current study was aimed to synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) using aqueous extract of olive leaves (OLE), which is very simple and eco-friendly method. ZnONPs were formed by dissolving of OLE in zinc oxide solution with adjusted pH to 12. Zinc acetate dehydrate reduced to ZnONPs during mixing with OLE associated with change of the color solution from white to pale yellow color within a few minutes. The synthesized OLEZnONPs were separated by centrifugation (4000rpm/ 5min) , then characterized by Fourier Transmission Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Field emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) methods. The results of FT-IR showed that the functional group related to Zn-O at (433.98 to 416.67 cm_1), whereas X-RD at 2 theta diagnose the type of oxide formation as ZnO and determined particle size in range (20 – 30 nm). Besides, SEM image was showed the presence of hexagonal shape of ZnO nanoparticles (42.87nm). Therefore, the biogenic synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Olea Europaea leaves was simple, low coast, can be an alternative to chemical synthesis and the possibility of using in biomedicine field
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