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Effect of the combination between empagliflozin and calcipotriol on cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in rats

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of empagliflozin and/or calcipotriol on cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in rats. Sixty male Wistar rats were divided into 6 equal groups: Control; cadmium; cadmium + empagliflozin; cadmium + calcipotriol; cadmium + Carboxymethyl cellulose and cadmium + empagliflozin + calcipotriol. Testicular enzymes, serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone were measured. Also, testicular tissue antioxidant enzymes, interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) and sperm characteristics were determined. Parts of the testes were subjected to histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. Empagliflozin/calcipotriol combination restored the testicular enzymes, sperm characteristics, hormonal profile and the antioxidant defenses compared to the use of each of these drugs alone. Also, this combination significantly ameliorated the inflammatory processes and induced significant improvement of the histopathological, and immunohistochemical picture compared to the use of each of these drugs alone. So, empagliflozin/calcipotriol combination might represent a promising therapeutic modality for amelioration of cadmium-induced testicular toxicity.

DOI

10.21608/besps.2019.14918.1029

Keywords

empagliflozin, Calcipotriol, cadmium, testis, Rats

Authors

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hany

Last Name

borg

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mohammad

Affiliation

faculty of medicine, kafrelsheikh university

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kemo162008@gmail.com

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tanta

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Kabel

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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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First Name

Remon

Last Name

Estfanous

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Affiliation

Physiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

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First Name

Maaly

Last Name

Abd Elmaaboud

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Affiliation

Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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maalyaa@yahoo.com

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Volume

40

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1

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10173

Issue Date

2020-01-01

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2019-07-17

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2020-01-01

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15

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31

Print ISSN

1110-0842

Online ISSN

2356-9514

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https://besps.journals.ekb.eg/article_67394.html

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567

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Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences

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https://besps.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of the combination between empagliflozin and calcipotriol on cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in rats

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22 Jan 2023