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ArticleHeliyon2019

Protective effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of

Fahimeh Pourjafari, Tahereh Haghpanah, Fariba Sharififar, Seyed Noreddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Ali Afgar, Gholamreza Asadi Karam, Massood Ezzatabadipour

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Article in Heliyon, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Fahimeh PourjafariAnatomical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Tahereh HaghpanahAnatomical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Fariba SharififarHerbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Seyed Noreddin Nematollahi-MahaniAnatomical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Ali AfgarResearch Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Gholamreza Asadi KaramNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Massood EzzatabadipourAnatomical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study was conducted to investigate the protective effects of fennel and flaxseed during pre- and post-natal period until puberty and menopause on ovarian follicular reserve (OFR).

methodsPregnant NMRI mice received fennel (FV, 500 mg/kg/day), flaxseed (LU, 500 mg/kg/day), LU + FV (500 mg/kg/day) and no treatment was given to the controls. Female pups were studied on post-natal-days 1, 56 and 240 (PND1, 56, 240). Ovary weight and diameters, the number of primordial (PF), atretic (AF) and apoptotic (APF) follicles were determined. The expression of Bcl2 and STAT3 (apoptosis-related-genes), micoRNA-125a-5p, and also serum levels of sex hormones were measured. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA test.

resultsFV and FV + LU groups showed a marked rise in body and ovary weights and diameters as compared to the control group. The number of PF at PND1, PND56, and PND240 increased significantly in the FV and FV + LU groups but decreased in the LU group compared to the control mice. There was a significant reduction in the mean of AF in the FV and FV + LU group and a marked increase in the LU group compared to the controls. Also, more APF were observed in the LU group, whereas less apoptotic follicles were present in the FV group. FSH and estradiol serum levels increased significantly while LH decreased in the FV group. The anti-apoptotic-genes expression and pro-apoptotic microRNA, respectively, increased and decreased in the FV group versus control group.

conclusionsIt can be concluded that fennel alone and in combination with flaxseed could improve OFR during pregnancy, lactation, and afterwards until puberty and menopause.

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ApoptosisBiological sciencesFoeniculum vulgareLinum usitatissimumNutritionOvarian follicular reservePharmacologyPlant biologyPlant productsReproductive systemZoology

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PMCPMC6812208

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