To Cite This Article: Widad M. Al-Bishri Therapeutic potential of metformin and Vitex agnus-castus in alleviating cardiac damage induced by hyperandrogenism in polycystic ovary female rats Aust. J. Basic & Appl. Sci., 11(14): [129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138] 2017 This research was aimed at exploring the profound therapeutic impacts of metformin (Met) and Vitex agnus-castus fruit (Vit) on cardiovascular risk factors, which includes dyslipidaemia, hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperleptinemia as well as hypoadiponectinemia. Others are hyperprolactinemia as well as DNA oxidative damage. These factors are generated by hyperandrogenism in Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) female rats. The task involved inducing PCOS in rats using an oral ingestion of letrozole of 1mg/kg once a day for twenty-one days. Rats, which were induced with PCOS, were treated orally with either Met of 70 mg/kg single dose or Vit fruit amounting to 500mg/kg daily for 21 days after PCO induction. The findings indicate that giving rats induced with PCOS Met or Vit significantly ameliorated the increases in hyperandrogenism markers, including androstendione, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS) and total testosterone as well as free testosterone in comparison with PCOS untreated ones. The two agents did modulation of the reduction in the content of serum of apolipoprotein (apo) A. Additionally; they elevated total lipid as well as apo B of rats with PCOS. Furthermore, the findings showed Met or Vit significantly ameliorating the serum hyperhomocysteinemia, hyperleptinemia, hypoadiponectinemia and hyperprolactinemia. There was also the increase in 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in PCOS rats, when compared to PCOS untreated rats. It became evident that Met and Vit could modulate the increases in the serum cardiac damage markers such as troponine T and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) as well as lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the PCOS induced rats. Finally, it became clear through the findings that treating PCOS rats using Vit could yield more efficient results in modulation of most the studied markers compared to Met. Conclusion: Met or Vit can be used to reduce cardiovascular risk. This is as a result of Met and Vit effective showing the ability that they can modulate cardiovascular risk elements in the PCOS induced rats utilised. However; Vit proved to be more potent than Met as far as this therapy went and this explained why Vit fruit is used in managing PCOS related cardiovascular events.