Zinc deficient diet exacerbates the testicular and epididymal damage in type 2 diabetic rat : Studies on oxidative stress-related mechanisms

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Zinc (Zn) is one of the most important trace elements in the body and is required for insulin secretion and release. Zn is also required for the growth and development of the reproductive system. Alteration in the Zn levels can cause moderate to severe damage to various organs, including the reproductive system. Most of type 2 diabetic patients have altered Zn levels/signaling. So, here we investigated the role of Zn-deficient diet (ZDD) in type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes in the rat was induced by the combination of high-fat diet (HFD) and a single low dose of streptozotocin (STZ, 35 mg/kg, i.p.). Control animals were fed normal pellet diet throughout the study, while ZDD was given for four consecutive weeks to the diabetic rats, which were earlier kept on HFD for 16 weeks. The present findings showed that ZDD further decreased the serum Zn, plasma insulin and serum testosterone levels, whereas it increased cholesterol, triglycerides, BUN, %HbA1c in diabetic rats. Oxidative stress in testes was increased by ZDD as evidenced by decreased glutathione, catalase and SOD1 levels. ZDD-induced several abnormalities in sperm head morphology, altered sperm decondensation, sperm chromatin and protamine content, along with significant histopathological alterations in testes and epididymis. Further, ZDD altered protein levels of MT, MTF-1, Keap1, Nrf2, Nf-κB, GPX4 and GPX5 levels in the testes and epididymis of diabetic rat. The present results demonstrated that dietary Zn deficiency could exacerbate type 2 diabetes-induced germ cell damage.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Reproductive biology - 20(2020), 2 vom: 29. Juni, Seite 191-201

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maremanda, Krishna Prahlad [VerfasserIn]
Srivalliputturu, Sarath Babu [VerfasserIn]
Jena, Gopabandhu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3XMK78S47O
97C5T2UQ7J
Cholesterol
Diabetes
Epididymis
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Insulin
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Sperm
Testes
Testosterone
Triglycerides
Zinc

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Date Completed 13.04.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.repbio.2020.03.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30831154X