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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2025

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Terminalia chebula Retz. in Alleviating the Complications of Letrozole-Induced PCOS in Rat Model.

Vignesh Kalimuthu, Swathi Chandran Manimegalai, Ramya Venkatesan, Sathiya Priya Krishnamoorthy, Nigamananda Dey, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Kadalmani Balamuthu

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Vignesh KalimuthuDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Swathi Chandran ManimegalaiDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ramya VenkatesanDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sathiya Priya KrishnamoorthyDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nigamananda DeyDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thiyagarajan RameshDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 11942, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Kadalmani BalamuthuDepartment of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India. kadalmani@bdu.ac.in.ORCID 0000-0002-0642-3069

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Research Foundation of Bharathidasan University 03050/URF/K7/2018
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Abstract

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a leading gynecological condition that is being known to affect women fertility irrespective of their reproductive age. Though its prevalency and adverse effects in causing the female infertility is know to be reported worldwide, it has the steroidal pills having remarkable side effects as their effective medication to treat and manage its symptoms. Inorder to find a novel curative plant besed therapy, this study investigates the therapeutic potential of Terminalia chebula Retz. to manage the complications of PCOS. In this present study, the bioactive compounds of Terminalia chebula Retz. fruit extract were identified by GC-MS and the experimental animals (female Wistar rats) were categorized into six groups including control, letrozole-induced PCOS group, metformine treated as standard control, along with the groups orally treated with T. chebula fruit extracts at various concentrations. As a result of PCOS induction, the level of LPx got increased evidencing the increased lipid metabolism where the other antioxidant levels were decreased. The serum hormonal profile revealed a considerable decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels while the levels of LH, FSH, testosterone, and insulin were increased. The mRNA and protein expressions of CYP17A1, was upregulated whereas the CYP19A1 and PPAR-γ found to have lower expression on concerning the control group. These entire physiological, and biochemical observed during the successful induction of PCOS got restored to normal after being treated with the fruit extract of T. chebula in the experimental animals and implied its potentiality in managing the complications of PCOS.

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OvaryPlant ExtractsPolycystic Ovary SyndromeTerminaliaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleLetrozoleRatsRats, WistarSteroid 17-alpha-HydroxylaseLetrozolePlant ExtractsSteroid 17-alpha-HydroxylaseGeneticsHormoneLetrozoleOxidative stressPolycystic ovarian syndromeTerminalia chebula Retz.

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