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Elnasharty MMM, Elwan AM, Elhadidy ME, Mohamed MA, Abd El-Rahim AH, Hafiz NA, Abd-El-Moneim OM, Abd El-Aziz KB, Abdalla AM, Farag IM. Various investigations of ameliorative role of Ashwagandha seeds ( Withania somnifera) against amoxicillin toxicity. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2024; 13:tfae091. [PMID: 38873278 PMCID: PMC11167568 DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfae091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Several studies showed the adverse effects of amoxicillin on various body organs. So, this research has been designed to evaluate the modulatory role of Ashwagandha seed extract (ASE) against amoxicillin (AM) toxicity. Rats treated with AM (90 mg/kg), protected by ASE doses (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg), and treated by ASE at the same three doses. At the end of the experimental period, DNA comet assay, cytogenetic examinations, sperm-shape analysis, evaluation of the malondialdehyde (MDA) percentages, histopathological examinations, and biophysical tests (modulus, relaxation time, permittivity, entropy, and internal energy change of brain) were documented. The results confirmed that AM treatment induced significant elevation of DNA damage, cytogenetic aberrations, and MDA content in brain, liver, and testis tissues and sperm-shape anomalies. ASE treatment significantly minimized the genetic changes, sperm-shape anomalies, and MDA generation. These enhancements were more pronounced by protective ASE and increased by increasing the dose level. In histopathological examinations, AM treatment caused neurotoxicity in brain tissue. ASE treatment, partially, minimized these damages and the positive effects of therapeutic ASE were more noticeable. Biophysical parameters showed that therapeutic ASE was better for relaxation time, permittivity, and free energy change. Protective and therapeutic ASE were able to recover entropy and internal energy changes in variant degrees.
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- Mohamed M M Elnasharty
- Department of Microwave Physics and Dielectrics, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Research on Children with Special Needs, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry of Medicinal Plants, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Horticultural Crops Technology, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
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The Effect of Non-Thermal Plasma on the Structural and Functional Characteristics of Human Spermatozoa. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094979. [PMID: 34067102 PMCID: PMC8124443 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Significant antibacterial properties of non-thermal plasma (NTP) have converted this technology into a promising alternative to the widespread use of antibiotics in assisted reproduction. As substantial data available on the specific in vitro effects of NTP on male reproductive cells are currently missing, this study was designed to investigate selected quality parameters of human spermatozoa (n = 51) exposed to diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge NTP for 0 s, 15 s, 30 s, 60 s and 90 s. Sperm motility characteristics, membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA fragmentation and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were investigated immediately following exposure to NTP and 2 h post-NTP treatment. Exposure to NTP with a power input of 40 W for 15 s or 30 s was found to have no negative effects on the sperm structure or function. However, a prolonged NTP treatment impaired all the sperm quality markers in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The most likely mechanism of action of high NTP doses may be connected to ROS overproduction, leading to plasma membrane destabilization, LPO, mitochondrial failure and a subsequent loss of motility as well as DNA integrity. As such, our findings indicate that appropriate plasma exposure conditions need to be carefully selected in order to preserve the sperm vitality, should NTP be used in the practical management of bacteriospermia in the future.
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Ajayi AF, Akhigbe RE. The physiology of male reproduction: Impact of drugs and their abuse on male fertility. Andrologia 2020; 52:e13672. [DOI: 10.1111/and.13672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Ayodeji Folorunsho Ajayi
- Department of Physiology College of Medicine Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology College of Medicine Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso Nigeria
- Reproductive Biology and Toxicology Research Laboratories Oasis of Grace Hospital Osogbo Nigeria
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Orozco-Hernández JM, Gómez Oliván LM, Heredia-García G, Luja-Mondragón M, Islas-Flores H, SanJuan-Reyes N, Galar-Martínez M, García-Medina S, Dublán-García O. Genotoxic and cytotoxic alterations induced by environmentally-relevant concentrations of amoxicillin in blood cells of Cyprinus carpio. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124323. [PMID: 31319313 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Amoxicillin (AMX) is a pharmaceutical widely employed in human and veterinary medicine worldwide. Its wide production and use has led to this pharmaceutical being released into the environment in concentrations that range from ng L-1 to μg L-1. Previous studies have demonstrated that this antibiotic generates toxic effects, amongst which alterations to embryonic development and oxidative stress in aquatic organisms, is noteworthy. Nonetheless, it is necessary to characterize the risks that this pharmaceutical represents for species of economic interest such as Cyprinus carpio, in a more precise manner. The aim of this work was to demonstrate if AMX, at environmentally-relevant concentrations, is capable of inducing genotoxic/cytotoxic alterations in C. carpio. In order to evaluate genotoxicity, the comet assay and micronucleus test were used; in order to determine cytotoxic effects, caspase-3 activity and the TUNEL assay were carried out. The results showed that the effects of the biomarkers had their maximum at 72 h; considering the DNA damage in the comet assay, 0.039 μg L-1 resulted in a 29% increase compared to control, and 1.67 μg L-1 caused a 40% increase; micronucleus frequency increased by 205% in C1 and by 311% in C2 when compared to control; compared to control, caspase-3 activity increased 262% in C1 and 787% in C2; for the TUNEL assay, DNA fragmentation increased by 86% in C1 and 120% in C2 compared to control. The results showed that environmentally-relevant concentrations, AMX was capable of generating DNA damage and cytotoxic effects in blood cells of the common carp.
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- José Manuel Orozco-Hernández
- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática del Departamento de Farmacia de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Avenida Wilfrido Massieu y Manuel Stampa, Colonia Industrial Vallejo, CDMX, CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática del Departamento de Farmacia de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Avenida Wilfrido Massieu y Manuel Stampa, Colonia Industrial Vallejo, CDMX, CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática del Departamento de Farmacia de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Avenida Wilfrido Massieu y Manuel Stampa, Colonia Industrial Vallejo, CDMX, CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental de la Facultad de Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan s/n, Colonia Universidad, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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