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ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine

Protective effects of the fruit extract of raspberry (

Nooshin Amini, Abdolhossein Shiravi, Naser Mirazi, Vida Hojati, Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir

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Article in Avicenna journal of phytomedicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Attenuation of diabetes linked testicular co-morbidity byAvicenna journal of phytomedicine · 2026
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  2. How Food Choices Impact on Male Fertility.Current nutrition reports · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nooshin AminiDepartment of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
Abdolhossein ShiraviDepartment of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
Naser MiraziDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Bu- Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
Vida HojatiDepartment of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
Roghayeh AbbasalipourkabirDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
Islamic Azad University, Damghan Branch · IRBu-Ali Sina University · IRHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveProtective effects of raspberry ( MATERIALS AND

methodsSixty male rats were divided into control, sham (saline treated), streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic, and STZ-diabetic animals treated with 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day of raspberry extract. After 4 weeks, blood samples were obtained and left testes were removed and prepared for histopathological studies. Serum levels of Luteinizing hormone (LH), Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone, Nitric oxide (NO), and malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity level were assayed. Sperm number and motility in the epididymis samples were measured. Data were analyzed using ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance).

resultsSerum levels of LH, FSH and MDA significantly increased in diabetic rats, however, treatment with the extract significantly reversed the alterations. Serum levels of testosterone and NO, activity of SOD and CAT, and sperm number and motility significantly decreased and severe destruction of testicular histology was observed in diabetic animals while treatment with the extract significantly reversed the pathologic alterations observed in diabetic rats. According to the results, 100 and 200 mg/kg of the extract were able to effectively reverse the diabetes complications.

conclusionOur findings demonstrated that the fruit extract of raspberry has protective effects on male reproductive system in diabetic rats partially due to its improving effects on NO system, and SOD and CAT activity.

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CatalaseDiabetesMale reproductive systemMalondialdehydeNitric oxideSuperoxide dismutase

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PMID33907678
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