Beta
37937

Phytoestrogens Soymilk and Fenugreek Oil Perturb Lipid and Hormonal Profile and Other Physiological Parameters of Male Albino Rats

Article

Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: phytoestrogens are a diverse group of plant-derived compounds that structurally or functionally mimic mammalian estrogens. They have been investigated at the epidemiological, clinical and molecular levels to determine their potential health benefits. Aim: the present study was carried out to investigate some biochemical effects of fenugreek oil and soymilk on male albino rats. Materials and Methods: eighteen (18) animals were divided randomly into three groups with 6 animals per group. Group “1" received normal saline 1 mL/kg body weight orally for four weeks. Group “2" rats were treated with oral dose of soymilk 1 ml/kg body weight/day once daily for four weeks, while rats in group “3" were treated with oral dose of fenugreek 1 ml/kg body weight/day once daily for four weeks. Blood samples were collected on the last day of the experiment for biochemical analysis. Results: the fenugreek oil and soymilk induced highly significant decrease (p<0.01) in total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, low-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein high-density lipoprotein ratio (LDL/HDL) and a significant increase (p<0.05) in high-density lipoprotein. The results also showed highly significant decrease in follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, testosterone and sperm count compared to normal control group. Conclusion: the results of this study suggest that high levels of fenugreek and soymilk intake can cause hormonal disturbance and decrease sperm count.

DOI

10.21608/ejhm.2019.37937

Keywords

Fenugreek oil, Soymilk, Lipid profile, Phytoestrogen, hormonal profile

Authors

First Name

Eman G.E.

Last Name

Helal

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls)

Email

emanhelal@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

https://orcid.org/0

First Name

Hewaida, A.E.

Last Name

Fadal

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Physiology and Nutritional Chemistry, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Gavin C.

Last Name

Ikechukwu

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Biochemistry Department, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed A.

Last Name

Abd-El-Aziz

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Boys), Cairo, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Shaimaa S.

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls)

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

76

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

6104

Issue Date

2019-07-01

Receive Date

2019-06-29

Publish Date

2019-07-01

Page Start

3,494

Page End

3,499

Print ISSN

1687-2002

Online ISSN

2090-7125

Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/article_37937.html

Detail API

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=37937

Order

16

Type

Original Article

Type Code

606

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

Publication Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Phytoestrogens Soymilk and Fenugreek Oil Perturb Lipid and Hormonal Profile and Other Physiological Parameters of Male Albino Rats

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023