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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012

Toona sinensis Leaf Aqueous Extract Improves the Functions of Sperm and Testes via Regulating Testicular Proteins in Rats under Oxidative Stress.

Bu-Chin Yu, Wen-Jen Yu, Chun-Yung Huang, Ying-Hsin Chen, Yun-Ching Tsai, Chen-Chin Chang, Sue-Joan Chang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Bu-Chin YuDepartment of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
Wen-Jen Yu
Chun-Yung Huang
Ying-Hsin Chen
Yun-Ching Tsai
Chen-Chin Chang
Sue-Joan Chang

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Abstract

Toona sinensis leaf (TSL) is commonly used as a vegetable and in spice in Asia. In this study, feeding with aqueous extract of TSL (TSL-A) alleviated oxidative stress and recovered the motility and functions of sperm in rats under oxidative stress. Protein expressions in testes identified by proteomic analysis and verified by Western blot demonstrated that TSL-A not only downregulated the level of glutathione transferase mu6 (antioxidant system), heat shock protein 90 kDa-β (protein misfolding repairing system), cofilin 2 (spermatogenesis), and cyclophilin A (apoptosis) but also upregulated crease3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase 2 (steroidogenesis), heat shock glycoprotein 96, and pancreatic trypsin 1 (sperm-oocyte interaction). These results indicate that TSL-A promotes the functions of sperm and testes via regulating multiple testicular proteins in rats under oxidative stress, suggesting that TSL-A is a valuable functional food supplement to improve functions of sperm and testes for males under oxidative stress.

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