Honey and metformin ameliorated diabetes-induced damages in testes of rat; correlation with hormonal changes

The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on rise. Diabetes-induced oxidative stress has been known to affect liver, pancreas, kidney and reproductive organs pathologically. Honey is a natural product of bee with antioxidant properties. Current study aimed to analyze the protective effects of Me...

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Published in:Iranian journal of reproductive medicine 2013-12, Vol.11 (12), p.1013-1020
Main Authors: Nasrolahi, Ozra, Khaneshi, Fereshteh, Rahmani, Fatemeh, Razi, Mazdak
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Summary:The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on rise. Diabetes-induced oxidative stress has been known to affect liver, pancreas, kidney and reproductive organs pathologically. Honey is a natural product of bee with antioxidant properties. Current study aimed to analyze the protective effects of Metformin (MF) alone and MF+ natural honey co-administration on diabetes-induced histological derangements in testis of rats. Thirty six, mature male Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups including; control, honey-dosed non-diabetic, diabetes-induced (65 mg/kg, single dose), honey-administrated diabetic (1.0 g/kg/day), Metformin-received diabetic (100 mg/kg/day), Metformin and honey-co-treated diabetic which were followed 40 days. The animals were anesthetized by diethyl ether and the blood samples were collected. The serum levels of testosterone, Insulin, LH and FSH analyzed using antibody enzyme immunoassay method. The testicular tissues were dissected out and underwent to histological analyses. The biochemical analyses revealed that the diabetes resulted in significantly reduced testosterone (p
ISSN:1680-6433
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