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J Toxicol Sci ; 30(3): 207-12, 2005 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16141654

RESUMO

Previous studies revealed that atropine reduced male fertility in rats without any effects on mating performance, sperm production and motility, and testicular morphology. The present study was conducted to investigate whether the impairment of male fertility induced by atropine was related to the inhibition of sperm and semen transports from the vas deferens and seminal vesicle to the urethra during the process of emission. Male rats were treated with atropine at 125 mg/kg/day for 10-17 days prior to mating with untreated females. After confirmation of mating, male rats were euthanized and sperm number in the vas deferens and weights of the seminal vesicle and copulatory plug were determined as indicators of inhibition of sperm and semen transports, respectively. Reproductive status of mated females was determined on gestation days 15-17. A low pregnancy rate associated with a decreased number of implants was observed in females that mated with the atropine-treated males. The average number of sperm in the vas deferens was increased in the atropine-treated males. The average seminal vesicle weight in the atropine-treated males was greater than that of controls. The copulatory plug weights were decreased in the atropine-treated males. These results suggest that inhibitions of sperm and semen transports from the vas deferens and seminal vesicle to the urethra during the process of emission result in reduced male fertility in rats.


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Atropina/toxicidade , Infertilidade Masculina/induzido quimicamente , Sêmen/efeitos dos fármacos , Transporte Espermático/efeitos dos fármacos , Administração Oral , Animais , Atropina/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Fertilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Infertilidade Masculina/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/administração & dosagem , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/toxicidade , Tamanho do Órgão/efeitos dos fármacos , Gravidez , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Sêmen/citologia , Sêmen/fisiologia , Glândulas Seminais/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Seminais/patologia , Contagem de Espermatozoides/métodos , Espermatozoides/citologia , Fatores de Tempo , Vagina/efeitos dos fármacos , Vagina/fisiologia , Ducto Deferente/efeitos dos fármacos , Ducto Deferente/fisiologia
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Reprod Toxicol ; 16(6): 757-65, 2002.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12401503

RESUMO

Male rats were treated with a muscarinic receptor antagonist at 3, 10, and 100mg/kg/day for 4 weeks prior to mating with untreated females and their reproductive status was determined on gestation days (GD) 15-17. Treatment-related decreases in the pregnancy rate were observed at 100mg/kg/day without any effects on mating performance. Impairment of male fertility by this compound was also observed after treatment for 1 week, but there were no effects after a 1-week withdrawal period suggesting reversibility of the effect. There were no treatment-related effects on sperm production or motility, or testicular histopathology in any group. In order to determine whether the reduced fertility was a class effect of muscarinic receptor antagonists, atropine was examined. Males received atropine for 1 week at 62.5 and 125 mg/kg/day and were mated with untreated females. A low pregnancy rate associated with a decrease in the number of implantations was observed at 125 mg/kg/day. The effect on implantation was also observed at 62.5mg/kg/day. These findings suggest that the impairment of fertility in male rats induced by muscarinic receptor antagonists is a class effect, and has a relatively short onset of effect and is quickly reversible.


Assuntos
Atropina/toxicidade , Fertilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/toxicidade , Espermatogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Administração Oral , Animais , Atropina/administração & dosagem , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Feminino , Fertilidade/fisiologia , Masculino , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/administração & dosagem , Gravidez , Taxa de Gravidez , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Espermatogênese/fisiologia
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