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Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis
OBJECTIVE(S): Electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by mobiles may affect the male reproductive system. Selenium, as an antioxidant, may protect against electromagnetic field-induced tissue damage. Theis study aimed to investigate the effects of selenium on rat testis exposed to electromagnetic fields...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33995943 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2021.45358.10554 |
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author | Khoshbakht, Sareh Motejaded, Fatemeh Karimi, Sareh Jalilvand, Narjes Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan, Alireza |
author_facet | Khoshbakht, Sareh Motejaded, Fatemeh Karimi, Sareh Jalilvand, Narjes Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan, Alireza |
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description | OBJECTIVE(S): Electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by mobiles may affect the male reproductive system. Selenium, as an antioxidant, may protect against electromagnetic field-induced tissue damage. Theis study aimed to investigate the effects of selenium on rat testis exposed to electromagnetic fields. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four male Wistar rats were divided into four groups, namely EM group (2100 MHZ), EM/SE group (2100 MHZ + selenium (0.2 mg/kg), SE group (selenium 0.2 mg/kg), CONT (control group). Serum LH, FSH, testosterone, leptin and aromatase levels, testis weight and volume index, sperm parameters (count and abnormal percent), seminiferous tubule diam¬eters, germinal epithelia thickness, immunoreactivity of leptin receptor and caspase-3 (for apoptotic cells in germinal epithelium) were investigated. RESULTS: Our results showed that serum LH, FSH, GnRH, testosterone level, sperm count, germinal epithelium thickness, and seminiferous tubule diameter were significantly declined in the EM group compared with the CONT group (P<0.05). However, in the EM group, the serum leptin level, sperm abnormality, aromatase enzyme level, apoptotic cells, and leptin receptor were increased compared with the CONT group (P<0.05). Furthermore, an increase in sperm count, germinal epithelium thickness, seminiferous diameters, serum LH, FSH, and GnRH, and testosterone levels, and a significant decrease in sperm abnormality, leptin receptor and apoptotic cells in the EM/SE group compared with the EM group were also observed (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: This study showed that electromagnetic radiation may have detrimental impacts on the male reproductive system, which can be prevented by use of selenium. |
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spelling | pubmed-80878522021-05-13 Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis Khoshbakht, Sareh Motejaded, Fatemeh Karimi, Sareh Jalilvand, Narjes Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan, Alireza Iran J Basic Med Sci Original Article OBJECTIVE(S): Electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by mobiles may affect the male reproductive system. Selenium, as an antioxidant, may protect against electromagnetic field-induced tissue damage. Theis study aimed to investigate the effects of selenium on rat testis exposed to electromagnetic fields. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four male Wistar rats were divided into four groups, namely EM group (2100 MHZ), EM/SE group (2100 MHZ + selenium (0.2 mg/kg), SE group (selenium 0.2 mg/kg), CONT (control group). Serum LH, FSH, testosterone, leptin and aromatase levels, testis weight and volume index, sperm parameters (count and abnormal percent), seminiferous tubule diam¬eters, germinal epithelia thickness, immunoreactivity of leptin receptor and caspase-3 (for apoptotic cells in germinal epithelium) were investigated. RESULTS: Our results showed that serum LH, FSH, GnRH, testosterone level, sperm count, germinal epithelium thickness, and seminiferous tubule diameter were significantly declined in the EM group compared with the CONT group (P<0.05). However, in the EM group, the serum leptin level, sperm abnormality, aromatase enzyme level, apoptotic cells, and leptin receptor were increased compared with the CONT group (P<0.05). Furthermore, an increase in sperm count, germinal epithelium thickness, seminiferous diameters, serum LH, FSH, and GnRH, and testosterone levels, and a significant decrease in sperm abnormality, leptin receptor and apoptotic cells in the EM/SE group compared with the EM group were also observed (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: This study showed that electromagnetic radiation may have detrimental impacts on the male reproductive system, which can be prevented by use of selenium. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8087852/ /pubmed/33995943 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2021.45358.10554 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) ) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Khoshbakht, Sareh Motejaded, Fatemeh Karimi, Sareh Jalilvand, Narjes Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan, Alireza Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title | Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title_full | Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title_fullStr | Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title_full_unstemmed | Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title_short | Protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase P450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
title_sort | protective effects of selenium on electromagnetic field-induced apoptosis, aromatase p450 activity, and leptin receptor expression in rat testis |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33995943 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2021.45358.10554 |
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