Effect of metronidazole on spermatogenesis, plasma gonadotrophins and testosterone in rats
- سال انتشار: 1386
- محل انتشار: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine، دوره: 5، شماره: 3
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_IJRM-5-3_007
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 620
نویسندگان
Department of Histology and Embryology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
Department of Physiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Department of Biochemistry Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
چکیده
Metronidazole and its derivatives have both antiprotozoal and anti bacterial effects. The reproductive toxicity of metronidazole has been observed in some studies. The aim ofthis study was to determine the detrimental effects of metronidazole on spermatogenesis and testicular androgenesis in male adult rats. Eighteen male Wistar rats (70-90 daysold) were randomly divided into three groups. Animals in group I (Control group) were administered with the water only. Animals in groups II and III were administered with metronidazol at the doses of 200 or 400 mg/kg/day for 60 days. Quantitative analysis ofspermatogenesis was carried out by counting the relative number of each variety of germ-cells at the stage VII of the seminiferous epithelium cycle, i.e. type-A spermatogonia (ASg), preleptotene spermatocytes (pLSc), and step 7 spermatids (7Sd). Plasma follicle-stimulatinghormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). In groups II and III, there was a significant decrease in the testes, accessory sex organ weights, plasma concentrations of LH, FSH and testosterone with massive degeneration of all the germ cells at stage VII. Our data concluded that metronidazole has a suppressive influence on spermatogenesis and sex hormones in rats.کلیدواژه ها
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