Beta
266843

Bisphenol A induced oxidative damage in the rat reproductive organs: A possible cause for decline in steroidogenesis

Article

Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

Biochemistry and molecular biology

Abstract

Endocrine disrupting activities of bisphenol A (BPA) contribute to adverse effects on health and fertility. The current study was conducted to show the effect of BPA on male reproductive organs in prepuberty. Methods: Forty prepubetal albino male rats were divided into 4 groups (10 rats each). The first was considered as control and the other three were injected subcutaneously with 11.4, 57.1, and 114.2 mg/kg of BPA dissolved in DMSO, respectively for 6 weeks. Histopathological examination for reproductive organs was performed in addition to biochemical assays of plasma sex hormones determined by ELISA to evaluate the effect of BPA on fertility. Moreover, oxidative stress indices in testis tissue were evaluated by colorimetric methods. Results: The levels of testosterone and LH were significantly decreased in rats injected with BPA in a dose of 57.1, and 114.2 mg/kg/day compared to controls. BPA significantly increased the oxidative stress indices in testis tissues. The histopathological changes observed in the testis treated with BPA demonstrated its potentials to induce cytotoxic and endocrine disrupting effects on the spermatogenic, Sertoli and Leydig cells. Furthermore, the severity of BPA effects observed was dose dependent. Conclusion: BPA caused dose dependent reduction in the plasma levels of testosterone and LH in male rats associated with oxidative stress and histological changes in the testis. The effect of BPA on the testis may be due to oxidative stress in testis or the effect of decreased testosterone level or both.

DOI

10.21608/sjpms.2022.149085.1008

Keywords

bisphenol A, Hormones, Oxidative Stress, apoptosis, Infertility

Authors

First Name

Abdelraheem

Last Name

Meki

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

(Head of department Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,Sphinx University, New Assiut), (Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut)

Email

meki202000@yahoo.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Essa

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Email

tarek_essa612000@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sary

Last Name

Abd elghaffar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University

Email

sarynasr@aun.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdalla

Last Name

Al-Ghasham

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Email

ghasham@qumed.edu.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Rehab

Last Name

Meki

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sphinx University

Email

rehabmeki97@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hossam

Last Name

Eldin Omar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of science, Assiut University

Email

hossameldin.mo@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

4

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

37323

Issue Date

2022-10-01

Receive Date

2022-09-08

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

1

Page End

14

Print ISSN

2735-5837

Online ISSN

2805-2757

Link

https://sjpms.journals.ekb.eg/article_266843.html

Detail API

https://sjpms.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=266843

Order

1

Type

Original research articles

Type Code

2,063

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Sphinx Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Publication Link

https://sjpms.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Bisphenol A induced oxidative damage in the rat reproductive organs: A possible cause for decline in steroidogenesis

Details

Type

Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023