Nasibeh Fathi1, Seyed Mohammad Hoseinipanah1, Zohreh Alizadeh2, Mohammad Javad Assari3, Abbas Moghimbeigi4, Motahare Mortazavi5, Morteza Haji Hosseini6, Maryam Bahmanzadeh1,2. 1. Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 2. Endometrium and Endometriosis Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 3. Center of Excellence for Occupational Health, Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 4. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 5. Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 6. Birjand Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are more often used in various products, and consequently the potential deleterious effects associated with exposure to them are of concern. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated that the toxicity of AgNPs affects different organs and leads to some side effects, including weight loss, inflammation and cell death. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of AgNPs on sperm parameters and testicular histology. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In the present study, 28 male adult Wistar rats were categorized into a control group and 3 experimental groups (AgNP-1, AgNP-2 and AgNP-3), intraperitoneally (i.p.) receiving 30, 125 and 300 mg/kg of AgNPs, respectively. Twenty-eight days after injection the epididymes and the testes of each rat were dissected in order to evaluate sperm parameters, sperm chromatin integrity and histomorphometric changes in the testicular tissue. RESULTS: The results showed a significant decrease in sperm count (p < 0.0001), vitality (p < 0.05) and morphology changes (p < 0.001) in the group receiving 300 mg/kg of AgNPs compared to the control group. A significant decrease was also observed in the number of spermatogonia, Sertoli and Leydig cells in the AgNP-2 and AgNP-3 groups (p < 0.05). The evaluation of sperm chromatin did not show any significant differences among the experimental groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The data showed some dose-dependent adverse effects of AgNPs on sperm and seminiferous tubules. More experimental investigations are necessary to draw better conclusions regarding the safety of nanoparticles (NPs) on the male reproduction system.
BACKGROUND:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are more often used in various products, and consequently the potential deleterious effects associated with exposure to them are of concern. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated that the toxicity of AgNPs affects different organs and leads to some side effects, including weight loss, inflammation and cell death. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of AgNPs on sperm parameters and testicular histology. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In the present study, 28 male adult Wistar rats were categorized into a control group and 3 experimental groups (AgNP-1, AgNP-2 and AgNP-3), intraperitoneally (i.p.) receiving 30, 125 and 300 mg/kg of AgNPs, respectively. Twenty-eight days after injection the epididymes and the testes of each rat were dissected in order to evaluate sperm parameters, sperm chromatin integrity and histomorphometric changes in the testicular tissue. RESULTS: The results showed a significant decrease in sperm count (p < 0.0001), vitality (p < 0.05) and morphology changes (p < 0.001) in the group receiving 300 mg/kg of AgNPs compared to the control group. A significant decrease was also observed in the number of spermatogonia, Sertoli and Leydig cells in the AgNP-2 and AgNP-3 groups (p < 0.05). The evaluation of sperm chromatin did not show any significant differences among the experimental groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The data showed some dose-dependent adverse effects of AgNPs on sperm and seminiferous tubules. More experimental investigations are necessary to draw better conclusions regarding the safety of nanoparticles (NPs) on the male reproduction system.
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