Author:
Tetsatsi Aimé Césaire Momo,Nkeng-Effouet Pepin Alango,Alumeti Désiré Munyali,Bonsou Georges Roméo Fozin,Kamanyi Albert,Watcho Pierre
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, has been associated to severe reproductive toxicity in mammals. Although some preventive measures have been reported, curative strategies are yet to be explored. The present study was designed to investigate the alleviating effects of Lannea acida on the reproductive toxicity of colibri®, a commercial formulation of imidacloprid, in adult male rats.
Materials and methods
Seventy rats were orally administered with colibri® (22.5 mg/kg, 10 mL/kg) for 14 days and treated for other 14 or 28 days with either aqueous or methanol extracts of L. acida (170 or 340 mg/kg). Control animals were similarly treated with clomiphene citrate or vitamin E. Sexual organ weights, spermatozoa characteristics, sexual hormones, stress markers and testis histology were evaluated at the end of each treatment period.
Results
Colibri® exposition induced reproductive toxicity marked by a decrease in sex organ weights, spermatozoa count, motility and viability. Colibri® also decreased testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone concentrations and increased testicular oxidative stress. Spermatozoa morphology and testis histology were also severely altered. Similar to clomiphene citrate and vitamin E, treatment with L. acida extracts significantly (p ≤ 0.05–0.001) reversed the above-mentioned damages, especially after 28 days of treatment with aqueous (340 mg/kg) and methanol (170 mg/kg) extracts.
Conclusion
Present results indicate that L. acida exerts curative effects against colibri®-induced male reproductive toxicity. These results justify the use of this plant as fertility enhancer and suggest that it could be an alternative in the management of pesticide-derived male infertility.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Urology,Reproductive Medicine
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