Role of Quercetin in Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress, Testicular Damage, and Apoptosis in Rats
dc.authorwosid | Aktas, Cevat/D-8468-2011 | |
dc.authorwosid | yarali, Oguzhan/AAK-4187-2021 | |
dc.contributor.author | Kanter, Mehmet | |
dc.contributor.author | Aktoz, Tevfik | |
dc.contributor.author | Aktas, Cevat | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozen, Aliz | |
dc.contributor.author | Yarali, Oguzhan | |
dc.contributor.author | Kanter, Betul | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-12T10:50:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-12T10:50:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.department | Trakya Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of quercetin on cadmium-induced oxidative stress, testicular damage, and apoptosis in rat testes. STUDY DESIGN: The rats were randomly allotted into 1 of 3 experimental groups: control, cadmium-treated, and cadmium-treated with quercetin; each group con- tained 10 animals. Control animals received daily injec- tions of the saline vehicle alone. The cadmium-treated group was injected subcutaneously with cadmium chloride (CdCl2) dissolved in saline at a dose of 2 mL/kg/ day for 30 days, resulting in a dosage of 1 mg/kg cadmium. The rats in quercetin-treated groups were given quercetin (15 mg/kg body weight) once a day i.p., starting 2 days prior to the cadmium injection during the study period. All animals were sacrificed and testes tissues were removed for histopathological and biochemical (malondialdehyde [MDA], superoxide dismutase [SOD], glutathione peroxidase [GSH-Px], and serum testosterone levels) investigation. RESULTS: The mean seminiferous tubule diameter, Johnsen's mean testicular biopsy score values, biochemical parameters (MDA, SOD, GSH-Px, and serum testosterone levels), and amount of germ cell apoptosis were significantly decreased in the cadmium-treated groups as compared to the control group. Furthermore, the quercetin-treated animals showed improved histological and biochemical parameters in the cadmium-treated group. CONCLUSION: The present study showed that quercetin treatment protected testes against toxic effects of cadmium. We believe that further preclinical research into the utility of quercetin may indicate its usefulness as a potential treatment for spermatogenesis after testicular injury caused by cadmium-treated rats. | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 51 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0884-6812 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27363066 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 45 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/17900 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 38 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000381062100007 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q4 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sci Printers & Publ Inc | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Analytical And Quantitative Cytopathology And Histopathology | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | 3,3 ',4 ',5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone | en_US |
dc.subject | Antioxidants | en_US |
dc.subject | Apoptosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Cadmium | en_US |
dc.subject | Cadmium Poisoning | en_US |
dc.subject | Oxygen Radicals | en_US |
dc.subject | Quercetin | en_US |
dc.subject | Reactive Oxygen Species | en_US |
dc.subject | Testes | en_US |
dc.subject | Testicles | en_US |
dc.subject | Testis | en_US |
dc.subject | Testosterone | en_US |
dc.subject | Cumin Nigella-Sativa | en_US |
dc.title | Role of Quercetin in Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress, Testicular Damage, and Apoptosis in Rats | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |