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Protective Effect of Enerbalance on Cadmium-induced Testicular Damages in Mice  

Park, Kwang-Hyun (Department of Biochemistry, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
Mok, Ji-Ye (School of Alternative Medicine & Health Science, College of Alternative Medicine, Jeonju University)
Kim, Sung-Zoo (Department of Physiology and Center for Healthcare Technology Development, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
Kang, Hyung-Sub (Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University)
Shim, Jae-Suk (Imsil Herbal Medicine Association)
Jang, Seon-Il (School of Alternative Medicine & Health Science, College of Alternative Medicine, Jeonju University)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.25, no.3, 2011 , pp. 482-488 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is well known as a spermatotoxic and gonadotoxic heavy metal ion. This study was performed to assess the possible protective effect of Enerbalance on Cd-induced spermiotoxicity and testicular damage. The control group received isotonic saline; Cd group received Cd (2 mg/kg BW per day) orally; extract-treated groups were orally administrated with Enerbalance (50 mg and 100 mg/kg BW per day) and Cd for 10 days. Morphological changes of testicular tissue, sperm characteristics, oxidative/antioxidative parameters from testis, and serum sexual hormone level were determined. Enerbalance was significantely increased sperm amount in cauda epididymis without changes of ratio of epididymis/body weight and testis/body weight. Cd caused a marked decrease in epididymal sperm concentration and chemotactic sperm motility, testicular superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), Enerbalance was significantly ameliorated loss of epididymal sperm concentration, sperm chemotactic motility, antioxidative parameters, and male hormone whereas decreased abnormal architecture by testis damage. Enerbalance was successfully attenuated these adverse effects of Cd and offers a dose-dependent protection. Our study demonstrated that Enerbalance could proffer a measure of protection against Cd-induced testicular damage and spermiotoxicity by possibly reducing oxidative stress and increasing the antioxidant defense mechanism in mice.
Keywords
cadmium (Cd); enerbalance; testicular damage; oxidative stress; antioxidant;
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