Testicular toxicity effects of magnetic field exposure and prophylactic role of coenzyme Q10 and L-carnitine in mice.

Abstract:

:The protective effect of L-carnitine or coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) against high magnetic field (20 mT) induced testicular toxicity in mice were evaluated. Animals were injected with L-carnitine (200 mg kg(-1), i.p.) or CoQ10 (200 mg kg(-1), p.o.) 1h before exposure to fractionated doses (30 min per day, three times per week for 2 weeks) or acute dose (3h) of magnetic field. Total sperm count, motility, daily sperm production, and testicular LDH-X activity as well as histopathological examination were investigated. Exposure of mice to fractionated doses of magnetic field caused a significant decrease in sperm count, motility, daily sperm production, and LDH-X activity, which was more pronounced than that of acute dose. Moreover, a marked testicular histopathological changes were observed after exposure to fractionated doses of magnetic field. Pretreatment of mice with L-carnitine or CoQ10 1h before exposure to magnetic field caused a significant recovery of mice testes damage induced by high magnetic field (20 mT).

journal_name

Pharmacol Res

journal_title

Pharmacological research

authors

Ramadan LA,Abd-Allah AR,Aly HA,Saad-el-Din AA

doi

10.1016/s1043661802001718

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-10-01 00:00:00

pages

363-70

issue

4

eissn

1043-6618

issn

1096-1186

pii

S1043661802001718

journal_volume

46

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