The Protective Effects of L-Carnitine and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Against Diabetic Injury on Sex Steroid Hormones Levels, Oxidative Stress, and Ovarian Histopathological Changes in Rat.
Reprod Sci
; 28(3): 888-896, 2021 03.
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ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic metabolic disorder. This study aimed to investigate the effects of co-treatment with L-carnitine (LC) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) on serum levels of sex hormones, oxidative stress, and ovarian histopathology in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Female Wistar rats (n = 56, 180-220 g) received a single intraperitoneal (IP) injection of STZ (65 mg/kg). They were randomly assigned into the following groups diabetic group (Dia), Dia+Met group (100 mg metformin/kg/day), Dia+LC group (200 mg/kg/day), Dia+ZnONPs group (10 mg/kg/day), and Dia+LC+ZnONPs group (200 mg LC/kg/day and 10 mg ZnONPs/kg/day). Control group (Ctl) received the same volume of STZ solvent. After 21 days of treatment, blood serum was centrifuged for sex hormone assays. The right ovary was used for biochemical analysis, and the left ovary was fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histological assessment. The levels of estradiol, progesterone, FSH, and LH significantly increased in the Dia+ZnONPs+LC group (P < 0.001) compared with the Dia group. Co-treatment with LC and ZnONPs reduced malondialdehyde and carbonyl protein and increased glutathione, catalase, and superoxide dismutase activities in ovarian tissue compared with the Dia group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the number of all ovarian follicles significantly increased in this group compared with the Dia group (P < 0.05). The results of this study indicated that co-treatment with LC and ZnONPs could preserve ovarian function by increasing sex hormones levels and antioxidant activity and decreasing lipid peroxidation in diabetic rats. Therefore, this compound supplementation may improve ovulation and fertility in people with diabetes mellitus.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Ovarianas
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Ovário
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Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais
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Óxido de Zinco
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Carnitina
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Estresse Oxidativo
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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental
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Nanopartículas Metálicas
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Antioxidantes
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Reprod Sci
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irã