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Impact of antioxidants on seminal vesicles function and fertilizing potential in diabetic rats.

TitleImpact of antioxidants on seminal vesicles function and fertilizing potential in diabetic rats.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsTsounapi, P., Honda M., Dimitriadis F., Kawamoto B., Hikita K., Muraoka K., Saito M., Sofikitis N., & Takenaka A.
JournalAsian J Androl
Volume19
Issue6
Pagination639-646
Date Published2017 Nov-Dec
ISSN1745-7262
KeywordsAnimals, Antioxidants, Antipyrine, Caspase 3, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, Edaravone, Fertility, Free Radical Scavengers, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Malondialdehyde, Oxidative Stress, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Seminal Vesicles, Taurine, Testosterone
Abstract

Diabetes mellitus significantly affects the male reproduction and sexual function. In the present study, we investigated the diabetes-induced dysfunction of seminal vesicles (SVs) in the diabetes-rat model and the role of antioxidants. Streptozotocin-induced diabetes after 4 weeks caused smaller size of the organs, hypercontractility, histological abnormalities, increased concentrations of malondialdehyde in the serum and tissue, overexpression of oxidative stress markers, and cleaved caspase-3 as identified by immunohistochemistry in the SVs. In addition, diabetes resulted in deceased levels of serum testosterone and no newborns after the mating studies. Antioxidants significantly normalized all the above parameters, except for the severely decreased serum testosterone levels and the negative outcome of the mating studies. The present study gives evidence for the important role of diabetes-induced oxidative stress in the function and structure of these androgen-dependent organs. Antioxidants may be a promising supplementary therapy for diabetic male patients to alleviate ejaculatory disorders but alone is not efficient treatment for the mitigation of infertility.

DOI10.4103/1008-682X.186871
Alternate JournalAsian J Androl
PubMed ID27748317
PubMed Central IDPMC5676422

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