Journal
ARCHIVES OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 128, Issue 3, Pages 643-650Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2020.1716017
Keywords
Type 2 diabetes; antioxidants; oxidative stress; seminal quality
Funding
- University of Calabar
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study evaluated the effect of combined calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and E supplementation on seminal parameters, serum total antioxidant capacity, and other factors in diabetic rats. The results showed that combined Vitamin C + E supplementation had the greatest improvement on the parameters studied.
Context: Deleterious effects of diabetes on seminal quality, serum metals and antioxidants have been confirmed. Objective: This study evaluated the effect of combined calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and E supplementation on seminal parameters, serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC), nitric oxide (NO), malonyldialdehyde (MDA), calcium and magnesium in fructose-induced diabetic rats. Materials and methods: Thirty rats were grouped into non-diabetic controls, diabetic controls, diabetic rats given vitamin E + C, calcium + magnesium and vitamin E + C + calcium + magnesium. The analytes were evaluated using standard methods. Statistical significance was set at p < .05. Results: The diabetic controls had significantly higher MDA (p = .036) but lower (p = .0001) TAC, calcium, magnesium, sperm count, and %motility than the non-diabetic controls. The Vitamin C + E group showed the greatest improvement as they had the highest values of seminal parameters compared to other supplemented groups. Conclusion: Combined Vitamin C + E supplementation may provide better ameliorative benefits than a combination of Vitamin C, E, calcium and magnesium in diabetics.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available