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ArticleCell and tissue research2021

Protective effects of green and chemical zinc oxide nanoparticles on testis histology, sperm parameters, oxidative stress markers and androgen production in rats treated with cisplatin.

Naeem Erfani Majd, Akram Hajirahimi, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Rahim Molaei

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Article in Cell and tissue research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Naeem Erfani MajdDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Histology , Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. naeemalbo@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9913-0045
Akram HajirahimiDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Histology , Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Mohammad Reza TabandehStem Cells and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Rahim MolaeiDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz · IRUrmia University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer treatment with cisplatin (CP) is associated with adverse side effects on male reproductive tissues. Although beneficial effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in cancer therapy have received considerable attention, data related to the protective effects of green ZnO NPs against CP-induced male reproductive dysfunctions are limited. Forty-five rats were divided into 9 groups including G1 (control), G2 (sham), G3 (ZnO bulk), G4 (green ZnO NPs), G5 (chemical ZnO NPs), G6 (CP), G7 (CP + ZnO bulk), G8 (CP + green ZnO NPs), and G9 (CP + chemical ZnO NPs). CP was administrated (5 mg/kg/week) for 4 weeks, and animals were simultaneously treated with different forms of ZnO (5 mg/kg/day). Testis histology, sperm parameters, oxidative stress markers, testosterone concentration, and expression of genes related in steroidogenesis were analyzed in different experimental groups. Testis tissue damage and epididymal sperm disorders induced by CP attenuated when animals were treated with different forms of ZnO, especially green ZnO NPs. Decreased testosterone concentration and increased MDA level in CP-treated rats were reversed following administration different forms of ZnO, especially green and chemical ZnO NPs. Co-administration of ZnO NPs to CP-treated rats restored the suppressive effects of CP on activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPX, CAT) and the transcription of the STAR gene. None of the ZnO forms had a significant regulatory effect on the expression of CYP11A1 in CP-treated rats. The results showed that in most of the evaluated factors, green ZnO NPs showed a greater protective effect than other forms of ZnO.

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AnimalsCisplatinDisease Models, AnimalMaleNanoparticlesNeoplasmsOxidative StressRatsSpermatozoaTesticular DiseasesZinc OxideCisplatinZinc OxideCisplatinOxidative stressSteroidogenesisTesticular damageZinc oxide nanoparticles

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