Lithium induced, oxidative stress and related damages in testes and heart in male rats: The protective effects of Malva sylvestris extract

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• 作者：Anouar Ben Saad^a ; ^b ; ^{anouarsaad75@gmail.com} ; Ilhem Rjeibi^a ; Hichem Alimi^a ; Sana Ncib^d ; Amani Smida^a ; ^b ; Nacim Zouari^c ; Lazhar Zourgui^a ; ^c
• 关键词：Lithium toxicity ; Malva sylvestris ; Antioxidant ; Oxidative stress ; Polysaccharide
• 刊名：Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：86
• 期：Complete
• 页码：127-135
• 全文大小：2109 K
• 卷排序：86

文摘

Malva sylvestris is widely used in Mediterranean and European traditional medicine and ethnoveterinary for the treatment of various diseases. This study, carried out on male Wistar rats, evaluates the beneficial effects of Malva sylvestris extract upon lithium carbonate-induced damages in testes and heart. For this purpose, Malva sylvestris extract at a dose of 0.2 g/kg was orally administrated, followed by 25 mg/kg lithium carbonate (intraperitoneal injection, twice daily). Lithium carbonate treatment significantly (p < 0.01) decreased the weight of testes, accessory sex organ and heart, sperm count and motility, and serum testosterone level. In addition, exposure to lithium carbonate significantly (p < 0.01) increased lipid peroxidation level (LPO) and decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in testes and heart. Treatment with M. sylvestris extract affords substantial protection in testes and heart by altering all the parameters to near normal levels that were further confirmed by histological examination. The beneficial effect of M. Sylvestris extract in several organs could be attributed to the interaction of antioxidant components, such as complex polysaccharides, as confirmed by phytochemical analysis.