The protective effect of cinnamon and ginger hydro-alcoholic extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced testicular damage in rats |
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Authors: | Mohammad Mazani Masoud Ojarudi Shokofeh Banaei Ramin Salimnejad Milad Latifi Hanieh Azizi Lotfollah Rezagholizadeh |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran;2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran;4. Department of Anatomical Sciences and Pathology, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran;5. Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran |
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Abstract: | Sexual dysfunction of men is one of the most serious problems in human society. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of cinnamon and ginger extract on testicular damages induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Thirty-six male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 6): 1. Normal control; 2. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4); 3. CCl4 + Cinnamon; 4. CCl4 + Ginger; 5. CCl4 + Cinnamon and Ginger; and 6. Cinnamon + Ginger. CCl4 (1 ml/kg) was injected intraperitoneally on the 14th day, and cinnamon (50 mg/kg, orally) and ginger (250 mg/kg, orally) were administered daily for 14 days. Fifty hours after the CCl4 injection, the testicles and epididymis were separated and examined as to histological alterations and oxidative stress markers. CCl4 significantly increased malondialdehyde level and decreased total antioxidant capacity when compared to the normal control group (p < .05). In addition, degenerative alterations in the testicular and epididymal tissue were observed in CCl4 group. The pre-treatment with ginger and cinnamon extract significantly improved these parameters when compared to the CCl4 group (p < .05). The results of this study indicated that co-treatment of ginger and cinnamon reduces the damages induced by CCl4 in testicular tissue by increasing antioxidant capacity and reducing lipid peroxidation. |
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Keywords: | CCl4 cinnamon ginger oxidative stress testis |
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