Deltamethrin-induced testicular apoptosis in rats: the protective effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

被引:94
作者
El-Gohary, M
Awara, WM [1 ]
Nassar, S
Hawas, S
机构
[1] Tanta Univ, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, Tanta, Egypt
[2] Tanta Univ, Coll Med, Dept Forens Med & Clin Toxicol, Tanta, Egypt
[3] Tanta Univ, Coll Med, Dept Dermatol & Venerol, Tanta, Egypt
[4] Univ Mansoura, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol, Mansoura, Egypt
关键词
apoptosis; DNA fragmentation; testes; deltamethrin; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase inhibitor;
D O I
10.1016/S0300-483X(98)00114-0
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
This study is the first to examine and characterize the testicular apoptosis which might be induced due to exposure of male rats to deltamethrin. Furthermore, the role which might be played by nitric oxide (NO), as well as the other reactive oxygen species (ROS) in controlling this testicular apoptosis was assessed. Apoptosis was evaluated by DNA fragmentation detected by agarose gel electrophoresis and cellular morphology on testicular tissue sections. It was found that administration of deltamethrin (1 mg/kg daily for 21 days) to animals resulted in characteristic DNA migration patterns (laddering), thereby providing evidence that apoptosis is the major mechanism of cell death in the testicular tissues. In addition, histopathological examination of testicular tissue sections showed that apoptosis was confined to the basal germ cells, primary and secondary spermatocytes. These changes, in addition to the appearance of Sertoli cell vacuoles in deltamethrin-intoxicated animals, indicates the suppression of spermatogenesis. At the same time, the plasma levels of both NO and lipid peroxides measured as malondialdehyde (MDA) were found to be significantly increased in deltamethrin-treated animals. Administration of NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors such as NG-nitro monomethyl L-arginine hydrochloride (L-NMMA, 1 mg/kg) to rats 2 h before exposure to deltamethrin was effective in the reduction of the typically testicular apoptotic DNA fragmentation pattern and the associated histopathological changes. These findings may suggest that deltamethrin-induced testicular apoptosis is mediated by NO. Therefore, the pharmacological manipulation of apoptosis by selective NOS inhibitors such as L-NMMA may offer new possibilities for the control of deltamethrin-induced testicular dysfunction and infertility in the future. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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