| This study was designed to determine the effects of daily oral administration
(250 mg/kg) of the hydroalcoholic extract of Fumaria parviflora (FP) for 14 days on
the sperm parameters, oxidative stress parameters, serum testosterone levels, expression
of Bax and Bcl-2
genes, and apoptosis index of germ cells after testicular
torsion–detorsion (ischaemia–reperfusion, IR) injury model in rats. Twenty-eight
adult male Wistar rats were divided randomly into four groups of seven each: sham
operation, torsion–detorsion (TD), TD plus the hydroalcoholic extract FP (TDFP) and
only FP without TD application (FP). Testicular torsion was created by rotating the
left testis 720° in a counterclockwise direction; then, after 4 hr, detorsion was performed.
The Johnson’s score, mean seminiferous tubule diameter (MSTD) and height
(thickness) of seminiferous tubule epithelium (HST) were significantly increased in
TDFP and FP groups as compared to TD group. The gene expression of Bcl-2,
level of
serum testosterone hormone and antioxidant parameters—GPx and SOD—were significantly
higher in TDFP and FP groups than TD group. The index of apoptosis, the
gene expression of Bax and the level of MDA were significantly higher in TD group
than TDFP and FP groups. Therefore, F. parviflora could decrease oxidative stress
induced by testicular torsion–detorsion. |