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- Title
Peach gum polysaccharides improve the spermatogenesis of KKAy mice with impaired reproduction system.
- Authors
Qian, Li; Wang, Wenjun; Song, Jie; Chen, Dezhong
- Abstract
Problem Peach gum polysaccharides ( PGPs) exhibit antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Nevertheless, the effect of PGPs on the spermatogenesis of KKAy mice with impaired reproduction system remains undetermined. Method of study PGPs were extracted with hot water. KKAy mice were randomly divided into two groups, namely, control and PGPs (treated with 100 mg/kg PGPs). Results Oral administration of PGPs decreased the levels of serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, plasma insulin, and nitrate nitrogen level in the testes of KKAy mice. Moreover, treatment with PGPs increased the sperm density, sperm movement, rate of normal sperm morphology, protein expression level, and superoxide dismutase activity. Conclusion PGPs can effectively protect the spermatogenesis of KKAy mice with impaired reproduction system.
- Subjects
LABORATORY mice; MICE physiology; SPERMATOGENESIS in animals; REGULATION of spermatogenesis; DIAGNOSIS of genitalia diseases; MICROBIAL polysaccharides; ANALYSIS of triglycerides
- Publication
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2017, Vol 77, Issue 3, pn/a
- ISSN
1046-7408
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aji.12627