Necip Pirinççi1, Serkan Yildirim2, Abuzer Taş3, Yağmur Kuşcu3, Tunç Ozan1, Fatih Fırdolaş1, Halit Demir4, Ahmet Karakeci1. 1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey. 2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. 3. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. 4. Division of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Prolidase plays a vital role in collagen turnover, matrix remodeling, and cell growth. We aimed to evaluate the association between treatment with chorionic gonadotropin and infertility and erectile dysfunction by investigating tissue prolidase activity, oxidative stress, and levels of antioxidant enzymes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 16 male Wistar albino rats used in this study were randomly divided into 2 groups: rats treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and control rats (n = 8 in each group). The rats in the hCG group were subcutaneously injected with 50 IU hCG daily for 15 days, while the rats in the control group were subcutaneously injected isotonic saline. All of the rats were sacrificed by a lethal overdose of sodium pentobarbital at the first month after hCG administration. Prolidase activity and levels of malonyl aldehyde, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) were estimated in the testicular and penile tissue. The testicles and penis were transversely dissected and placed in formalin. RESULTS: Levels of prolidase and malonyl aldehyde in the testicular and penile tissues were significantly higher in the hCG group than in the control group (p < 0.001), while levels of glutathione reductase, SOD, GSH-Px, and CAT were significantly lower in the hCG group than in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we observed that treatment with hCG increased prolidase activity and oxidative stress and decreased the antioxidant capacity of penile and testicular tissues; therefore, this may affect fertility and erectile function.
OBJECTIVES:Prolidase plays a vital role in collagen turnover, matrix remodeling, and cell growth. We aimed to evaluate the association between treatment with chorionic gonadotropin and infertility and erectile dysfunction by investigating tissue prolidase activity, oxidative stress, and levels of antioxidant enzymes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 16 male Wistar albino rats used in this study were randomly divided into 2 groups: rats treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and control rats (n = 8 in each group). The rats in the hCG group were subcutaneously injected with 50 IU hCG daily for 15 days, while the rats in the control group were subcutaneously injected isotonic saline. All of the rats were sacrificed by a lethal overdose of sodium pentobarbital at the first month after hCG administration. Prolidase activity and levels of malonyl aldehyde, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) were estimated in the testicular and penile tissue. The testicles and penis were transversely dissected and placed in formalin. RESULTS: Levels of prolidase and malonyl aldehyde in the testicular and penile tissues were significantly higher in the hCG group than in the control group (p < 0.001), while levels of glutathione reductase, SOD, GSH-Px, and CAT were significantly lower in the hCG group than in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we observed that treatment with hCG increased prolidase activity and oxidative stress and decreased the antioxidant capacity of penile and testicular tissues; therefore, this may affect fertility and erectile function.
Authors: Necip Pirinççi; Mehmet Kaba; İlhan Geçit; Mustafa Güneş; Mehmet Bilgehan Yüksel; Serhat Tanık; Ayşe Arslan; Halit Demir Journal: Toxicol Ind Health Date: 2013-09-30 Impact factor: 2.273