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The ameliorative effect of propolis against methoxychlor induced ovarian toxicity in rat.

مؤلف البحث
El-Sharkawy EE1, Kames AO2, Sayed SM3, Nisr NA3, Wahba NM3, Elsherif WM3, Nafady AM4, Abdel-Hafeez MM3, Aamer AA5.
ملخص البحث

A study was designed to evaluate ameliorative effect of propolis against methoxychlor (MXC) induced ovarian toxicity in rat. The organochlorine pesticide (MXC) is a known endocrine disruptor with estrogenic, anti-estrogenic, and anti-androgenic properties. To investigate whether chronic exposure to MXC could cause ovarian dysfunction, two groups of Sprague-Dawley adult female rats were exposed to MXC alone in a dose of 200mg/kg, twice/weekly, orally or MXC dose as previous plus propolis in a dose of 200mg/l/day, in drinking water for 10 months. Another two groups of rat were given corn oil (control) or propolis. Multiple reproductive parameters, ovarian weight, serum hormone levels, ovarian oxidative status and ovarian morphology were examined. In MXC-exposed group, there is a significant decrease in body and ovarian weight vs. control. MXC decreases serum estradiol and progesterone levels. A significant increase in the levels of lipid peroxidation was obtained while a significant decrease of the total antioxidant was recorded. Ovarian histopathology showed primary, secondary and vesicular follicles displaying an atretic morphology. Increase in the ovarian surface epithelium height accompanied with vacuolated, pyknotic oocytes were obtained. The previous toxic effects were neutralized by the administration of propolis in MXC+propolis group. The present results suggest that propolis may be effective in decreasing of MXC-induced ovarian toxicity in rat.

مجلة البحث
Exp Toxicol Pathol. 2014 Jul
المشارك في البحث
الناشر
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
S0940-2993 (14)00088-8.
موقع البحث
doi: 10.1016/j.etp.2014.06.003.
سنة البحث
2014