Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats
Objective: The study evaluated the effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal oxidative stress in diabetes-induced male Wistar rats. Methods: Forty-eight (48), 6-week old male Wistar rats weighing between 190-230g were divided into 6 groups (n = 8) and used for this study. Group 1 was the nor...
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| description | Objective: The study evaluated the effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal oxidative stress in diabetes-induced male Wistar rats. Methods: Forty-eight (48), 6-week old male Wistar rats weighing between 190-230g were divided into 6 groups (n = 8) and used for this study. Group 1 was the normal control, group 2 comprised non-diabetic rats treated with vindoline, and group 3 was the non-diabetic group of rats treated with glibenclamide-the standard drug for the treatment of diabetes. Group 4 was the diabetic control, group 5 comprised diabetic rats treated with vindoline and group 6 was the diabetic rats treated with glibenclamide. Diabetes was induced in group 4, group 5 and group 6 rats by subjecting them to 10% fructose water over a period of 2 weeks, followed by administration of a single intraperitoneal injection of 40 mg/kg b.w streptozotocin (STZ). Testicular and epididymal lipid peroxidation levels, antioxidant enzymes, scavenging activity and total antioxidant capacity were measured. Results: Diabetes-induced male Wistar rats demonstrated chronic hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress and reduced oxygen radical absorption capacity in both testicular and epididymal tissues. Short-term treatment of diabetic rats with vindoline for 5 weeks significantly reduced fasting blood glucose levels, minimise testicular oxidative stress, increased testicular and epididymal catalase and epididymal SOD and increase total antioxidant activity capacity. Conclusion: Treatment with vindoline showed protective effects against diabetes-induced oxidative stress in both testicular and epididymal tissues of male Wistar rats, hence can be considered potential agent in the management of diabetes-induced oxidative stress male sexual dysfunction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08321e07852a450dbad6ee131f6115882022-12-22T01:28:31ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-04-0164e03817Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar ratsOluwafemi O. Oguntibeju0Yapo Aboua1Prisca Kachepe2Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville, 7535, South Africa; Corresponding author.Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Private Bag, 13388, Windhoek, NamibiaPhytomedicine and Phytochemistry Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville, 7535, South AfricaObjective: The study evaluated the effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal oxidative stress in diabetes-induced male Wistar rats. Methods: Forty-eight (48), 6-week old male Wistar rats weighing between 190-230g were divided into 6 groups (n = 8) and used for this study. Group 1 was the normal control, group 2 comprised non-diabetic rats treated with vindoline, and group 3 was the non-diabetic group of rats treated with glibenclamide-the standard drug for the treatment of diabetes. Group 4 was the diabetic control, group 5 comprised diabetic rats treated with vindoline and group 6 was the diabetic rats treated with glibenclamide. Diabetes was induced in group 4, group 5 and group 6 rats by subjecting them to 10% fructose water over a period of 2 weeks, followed by administration of a single intraperitoneal injection of 40 mg/kg b.w streptozotocin (STZ). Testicular and epididymal lipid peroxidation levels, antioxidant enzymes, scavenging activity and total antioxidant capacity were measured. Results: Diabetes-induced male Wistar rats demonstrated chronic hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress and reduced oxygen radical absorption capacity in both testicular and epididymal tissues. Short-term treatment of diabetic rats with vindoline for 5 weeks significantly reduced fasting blood glucose levels, minimise testicular oxidative stress, increased testicular and epididymal catalase and epididymal SOD and increase total antioxidant activity capacity. Conclusion: Treatment with vindoline showed protective effects against diabetes-induced oxidative stress in both testicular and epididymal tissues of male Wistar rats, hence can be considered potential agent in the management of diabetes-induced oxidative stress male sexual dysfunction.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020306629Diabetes mellitusOxidative stressVindolineCatharanthus roseusTesticular tissueEpididymal tissue |
| spellingShingle | Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju Yapo Aboua Prisca Kachepe Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats Heliyon Diabetes mellitus Oxidative stress Vindoline Catharanthus roseus Testicular tissue Epididymal tissue |
| title | Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats |
| title_full | Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats |
| title_fullStr | Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats |
| title_short | Possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes-induced oxidative stress male Wistar rats |
| title_sort | possible therapeutic effects of vindoline on testicular and epididymal function in diabetes induced oxidative stress male wistar rats |
| topic | Diabetes mellitus Oxidative stress Vindoline Catharanthus roseus Testicular tissue Epididymal tissue |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020306629 |
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