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Bee bread mitigates downregulation of steroidogenic genes, decreased spermatogenesis, and epididymal oxidative stress in male rats fed with high-fat diet

Published:2021-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:321 Page:E351-E366
ISSN:0193-1849
Container-title:American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
language:en
Short-container-title:American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Author:

Suleiman Joseph Bagi¹²,Abu Bakar Ainul Bahiyah¹,Noor Mahanem Mat³,Nna Victor Udo⁴^ORCID,Othman Zaidatul Akmal¹⁵,Zakaria Zaida¹,Eleazu Chinedum Ogbonnaya⁶,Mohamed Mahaneem¹⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

2. Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo, Nigeria

3. Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia

4. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

5. Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

6. Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria

7. Unit of Integrative Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

Abstract

The high-fat diet utilized in the present study induced obesity in the male rats. Bee bread supplementation mitigated impaired steroidogenesis, spermatogenesis, mating behavior, and fertility potential by counteracting the downregulation of steroidogenic genes, thus increasing testosterone levels and suppressing epididymal oxidative stress. These benefits may be due to the abundance of phenolic and flavonoid compounds in bee bread.

Funder

Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Subject

Physiology (medical),Physiology,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Link

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpendo.00093.2021

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