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Histological analysis of the effects of thymoquinone on testicular damage in pentylenetetrazole-induced temporal lobe epilepsy model

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ANDROLOGIA
卷 53, 期 10, 页码 -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/and.14130

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kindling; pentylenetetrazole; temporal lobe epilepsy; testis; thymoquinone

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  1. Marmara Universitesi [SAG-C-YLP-110618-0309]

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This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of thymoquinone on testicular damage in an epilepsy model. It was found that PTZ-induced epileptic seizures caused degeneration of seminiferous tubules in rats, while thymoquinone administration could ameliorate this damage by decreasing apoptosis and increasing proliferation in testicular cells.
In this study, it was aimed to investigate possible ameliorating effects of thymoquinone on testicular damage in an epilepsy model. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups. The animals in sham-operated groups were given saline or thymoquinone (s.c.); and the animals in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) group were applied PTZ. The animals in PTZ+thymoquinone group were given thymoquinone (i.p) for 6 days after applying PTZ. Hematoxylin-eosin, periodic acid-Schiff and TUNEL staining and PCNA, StAR, inhibin beta-B immunohistochemistry and ZO-1 immunofluorescence methods were applied. Staining intensity and cell numbers were determined. Degeneration of seminiferous tubules was observed in PTZ group. Most of the tubules showed normal morphology in the PTZ+thymoquinone group. Apoptotic cell index was found to be increased and proliferative index decreased in PTZ group. Thymoquinone administration decreased apoptotic index and increased proliferation index. In PTZ group, ZO-1, StAR and inhibin beta-B immunohistochemical staining intensity was observed to be decreased and after thymoquinone application, ZO-1 was increased. StAR and inhibin beta-B-positive cell numbers were decreased in PTZ group and increased in the PTZ +thymoquinone group. In this study, it was observed that PTZ-induced epileptic seizures caused testicular damage in the rat and thymoquinone ameliorated these effects.

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