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OBJECTIVES:Nitric oxide (NO), a product of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), contributes in germ cell apoptosis. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of Aloe vera gel (AVG) on male Wistar rat reproductive organ, serum NO level, and expression of iNOS gene in leydig cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Adult male Wistar rats (n=36) were used for experiments in three groups. The experimental groups were orally administered with the AVG extract solution once-daily as follow: 150 mg.kg(-1); group A, 300 mg.kg(-1); group B, and only normal saline; group C (control group). They were mated with untreated females and the reproductive and chemical parameters were assessed for each group, including semen quality, serum testosterone, sperm fertility, gonad and body weight, serum NO concentration (by the Griess method), and iNOS gene expression (using RT-PCR). RESULTS:The testes weight, serum testosterone, as well as sperm count and fertility of the AVG treated groups were significantly reduced when compared to the control (P<0.001). Concentration of serum NO was significantly increased (37.1±4.63 µM) in the administrated group with higher AVG concentration, compared to the control group (P<0.001; 10.19±0.87 µM); however, iNOS mRNA expression was increased in the treated animals (P<0.001). CONCLUSION:iNOS may play a functional role in spermatogenesis via apoptosis, reducing sperm count, but further studies are needed to illustrate the mechanisms by which AVG exerts its negative effects on spermatogenesis and sperm quality.
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Iran J Basic Med Scijournal_title
Iranian journal of basic medical sciencesauthors
Asgharzade S,Rafieian-Kopaei M,Mirzaeian A,Reiisi S,Salimzadeh Lsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-10-01 00:00:00pages
967-73issue
10eissn
2008-3866issn
2008-3874journal_volume
18pub_type
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更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.22038/IJBMS.2017.8681
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更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.22038/IJBMS.2019.13989
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journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
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更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00
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