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ArticleVeterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal2015

Protective effects of cornus mas extract on in vitro fertilization potential in methotrexate treated male mice.

Leila Zarei, Rasoul Shahrooz, Rajabali Sadrkhanlou, Hassan Malekinejad, Abbas Ahmadi, Zahra Bakhtiary

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Article in Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leila ZareiSolid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran;
Rasoul ShahroozDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Rajabali SadrkhanlouDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Hassan MalekinejadDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Abbas AhmadiDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Zahra BakhtiaryDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Urmia University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current study was aimed to evaluating protective effects of cornus mas fruit extract (CMFE) in mice treated with methotrexate (MTX). For this purpose, 48 young mature male mice were divided into 6 groups. Control group received only normal saline (0.1 mL per day, intraperitoneally), and the second group was administered MTX (20 mg kg(-1) per week, intraperitoneally). The third, fourth and fifth groups received MTX daily oral doses of 250, 500 and 1000 mg kg(-1) CMFE as well as MTX. The sixth group was only given CMFE with a dose of 1000 mg kg(-1) per day, orally, for 35 days. Then, the animals were anesthetically euthanized and the sperms were separated from epididymis. DNA damage level, the amount of malondialdehyde (MDA) as well as in vitro fertility was evaluated. The number of sperms with damaged DNA and MDA level in MTX-treated group showed a significant increase compared to control group (p < 0.05). In groups receiving CMFE along with MTX, DNA damage level and MDA amount suggested a decrease in comparison with MTX group (p < 0.05). Also, in vitro fertilization and embryonic development in MTX-treated group was significantly lower than the control group, and the level of embryonic arresting was higher (p < 0.05). In groups which received CMFE along with MTX, in vitro fertility and embryonic development was higher than MTX group (p < 0.05) and the arrested embryos showed a decrease. This study suggested that cornus mas is able to ameliorate the side effects of MTX.

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Cornus masIn vitro fertilizationMethotrexateMiceSperm quality

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PMID25992252
PMCPMC4405686
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