Therapeutic Effects of Ascorbic Acid on Hormonal and Histological Alteration Produced in The Reproductive System of Albino Rats Intoxicated by Herbicide Atrazine | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 1-16 PDF (915.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsz.2021.138342 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdel salam Youssef; Mahmoud M. Salem; Samy A. Saber; Ahmed Nabeeh | ||
| Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this study was to examine the cytotoxicity of the herbicide atrazine on the reproductive system. 48 male and 48 female albino rats were treated with atrazine daily for two different durations (15 and 30 days). Reproductive system toxicity was monitored by quantitative analysis of the serum Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing hormone (LH), Prolactin (PRL), Estrogen (E2), Progesterone (Prog) and Testosterone (Testo). On the other hand, the reproductive organs were collected for histopathology study. The study showed a significant elevation of estrogen, progesterone hormones with a significant decrease in testosterone hormone in male groups while in female groups there was a significant decrease in estrogen, progesterone & hormones with a significant increase in testosterone hormone. But there was no effect on PRL and LH hormones in both male and female groups toxified by ATZ, in comparison to the control groups. In addition to that, the Light microscopic examination of the seminiferous tubule cells (st) showed vacuolations within seminiferous tubules (V), degeneration of spermatozoa formation and hemorrhage (hg) in the interstitial tissue. These effects were increased by increasing the dose or the time of exposure. By using ascorbic acid in the treatment of those effects, we find a significant improvement and detoxification of the atrazine effects on both hormonal tests and histological sections. From our study results, we concluded that there is a potential contribution of herbicide mixtures in the etiology of somebody's diseases, while ascorbic acid has beneficial effects as it tends to dampen atrazine toxicity, in albino rats. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ascorbic Acid; Reproductive System; Albino Rats; Hormonal and Histological Alteration | ||
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