Effect of lindane on testicular antioxidant system and steroidogenic enzymes in adult rats

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摘要 Aim:Tofindouttheeffectoflindaneontesticularantioxidantsystemandtesticularsteroidogenesisinadultmalerats.Methods:Adultmaleratswereorallyadministeredwithlindaneatadoseof5.0mg/kgbodyweightperdayfor30days.Twenty-fourhoursafterthelasttreatmenttheratswerekilledusinganestheticether.Testes,epididymis,seminalvesiclesandventralprostatewereremovedandweighed.A10%testicularhomogenatewaspreparedandcentrifugedat4°C.Thesupematantwasusedforvariousbiochemicalestimations.Results:Thebodyweightandtheweightsoftestes,epididymis,seminalvesiclesandventralprostatewerereducedinlindane-treatedrars.Therewasasignificantdeclineintheactivitiesofantioxidantenzymessuperoxidedismutase(SOD),catalaseandglutathionereductasewhileanincreaseinhydrogenperoxide(H2O2)generationwasobserved.Thespecificactivitiesoftesticularsteroidogenicenzymes3β-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenaseand17β-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenaseweredecreased.ThelevelsofDNA,RNAandproteinwerealsodecreasedinlindane-treatedrats.Conclusion:Lindaneinducesoxidativestressanddecreasesantioxidantenzymesinadultmalerats.
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出版日期 2001年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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