EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS

Objective: To determine the effect of obestatin administration on FSH, LH, testosterone, leptin and MDA levels in obese Sprague Dawley Rats. Study Design: Laboratory based animal study. Place and Duration of Study: Physiology department, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, from Mar to Jun 2015....

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Main Authors: Nadia Latif, Amina Rasul, Sajid Ali, Rimsha Zia
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Language:English
Published: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021-06-01
Series:Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6594
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author Nadia Latif
Amina Rasul
Sajid Ali
Rimsha Zia
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Sajid Ali
Rimsha Zia
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description Objective: To determine the effect of obestatin administration on FSH, LH, testosterone, leptin and MDA levels in obese Sprague Dawley Rats. Study Design: Laboratory based animal study. Place and Duration of Study: Physiology department, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, from Mar to Jun 2015. Methodology: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Physiology Department Army medical college. Male healthy Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n–15 each) i.e. control group (group I) fed with normal pellet diet (NPD), obese group (group II) and obestatin treated obese group (group III) fed with high fat diet (HFD). After 10 weeks, group III was treated with obestatin (1nmol/100ml intraperitoneally). Blood samples were obtained by terminal intracardiac sampling for bioasssays of FSH, LH, testosterone, leptin and MDA by ELISA. Results: Obestatin supplementation in obese rats showed significant increase in LH levels (3.79 ± 0.05) and testosterone levels (2.07 ± 0.22) when compared to the non treated obese rats (2.19 ± 0.07) and (1.37 ± 0.15) respectively while significant decrease in leptin (3.85 ± 0.23) and MDA levels (1.62 ± 0.07) was observed when compared to the non-treated control groups (6.10 ± 1.18) and (1.95 ± 0.07) respectively. However, serum FSH levels remained unchanged among the treated and nontreated groups. Conclusion: Obestatin increases the testosterone levels by augmenting the pituitary gonadal axis through decrease in the oxidative stress and leptin levels in obese rats.
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spelling doaj.art-63cb86947b8344f7bb89171ed4b7378b2022-12-21T22:32:32ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422021-06-0171310616510.51253/pafmj.v71i3.65946594EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATSNadia Latif0Amina Rasul1Sajid Ali2Rimsha Zia3Army Medical Collage/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanWateem Medical Collage Islamabad PakistanArmy Medical Collage/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanArmy Medical Collage/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanObjective: To determine the effect of obestatin administration on FSH, LH, testosterone, leptin and MDA levels in obese Sprague Dawley Rats. Study Design: Laboratory based animal study. Place and Duration of Study: Physiology department, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, from Mar to Jun 2015. Methodology: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Physiology Department Army medical college. Male healthy Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n–15 each) i.e. control group (group I) fed with normal pellet diet (NPD), obese group (group II) and obestatin treated obese group (group III) fed with high fat diet (HFD). After 10 weeks, group III was treated with obestatin (1nmol/100ml intraperitoneally). Blood samples were obtained by terminal intracardiac sampling for bioasssays of FSH, LH, testosterone, leptin and MDA by ELISA. Results: Obestatin supplementation in obese rats showed significant increase in LH levels (3.79 ± 0.05) and testosterone levels (2.07 ± 0.22) when compared to the non treated obese rats (2.19 ± 0.07) and (1.37 ± 0.15) respectively while significant decrease in leptin (3.85 ± 0.23) and MDA levels (1.62 ± 0.07) was observed when compared to the non-treated control groups (6.10 ± 1.18) and (1.95 ± 0.07) respectively. However, serum FSH levels remained unchanged among the treated and nontreated groups. Conclusion: Obestatin increases the testosterone levels by augmenting the pituitary gonadal axis through decrease in the oxidative stress and leptin levels in obese rats.https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6594leptinobestatinobesitytestosterone
spellingShingle Nadia Latif
Amina Rasul
Sajid Ali
Rimsha Zia
EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
leptin
obestatin
obesity
testosterone
title EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
title_full EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
title_fullStr EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
title_full_unstemmed EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
title_short EFFECT OF OBESTATIN ON PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS, LEPTIN AND MDA LEVELS IN OBESE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS
title_sort effect of obestatin on pituitary gonadal axis leptin and mda levels in obese sprague dawley rats
topic leptin
obestatin
obesity
testosterone
url https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6594
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