Background & Aims: Iron is an essential element for correct brain function. Iron deficiency changes some behaviors such as anxiety and nociception. Recently, nano-iron, Ferric or ferro oxide (nano-Fe2O3 or Fe3O4), are used in various applications in agriculture, industry and medicine, but their effects on the heath and behavior is not clear. In this study, the effects of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on ...

Erectile dysfunction is a major public health problem leading to harmful consequences for couples. Hence the need find adequate treatments using medicinal plants such as Pycnanthus angolensis, Cameroonian plant used treat erectile dysfunction. The effects of aqueous extract angolensis wood were evaluated on male rat sexual behavior and nitric oxide release. Adult Wistar rats divided into 4 grou...

Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) were purified from the kidneys of female and male rats and characterized by primary structure and histological distribution in the kidney. Two FABPs (14 and 15.5 kDa) were found in male rat kidney cytosol whereas only 14-kDa FABP could be recognized in female rat kidneys throughout the purification steps. The amino acid sequence of the 14-kDa FABP was identic...

introduction: obstructive cholestasis is associated with overproduction of endogenous opioids (eop) ,nitric oxide (no) and cytokines in the blood stream. these consequences can affect sex hormones. sincefertility is a result of physiological balance of sex hormones, we investigated the relationship betweenobstructive cholestasis and sex hormones and apoptotic germ cells in adult male rats. mate...

Traditional medicines, in particular herbal products, have been used abundantly over the years in curing several diseases. Pharmacological interactions of herbal products with modern drugs, however, remain to some extent unknown. Herein, we examined whether co-administration of Faizol Ubat Batuk (FUB), a mixture of aqueous extract of different plants, modifies the metabolism of aminopyrine, a c...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a degenerative disease that has deleterious effects on male reproductive function, possibly through an increase in oxidative stress. Walnut is known as an antioxidant that may be effective on decreasing free radicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate walnut consumption effects on testis and prostate in diabetic Wistar male rats induced by STZ. Materials and...

The serum levels of lh were measured by radioimmunoassay in androgen-sterilized and normal cyclic rats, both in the presence and absence of ovaries. The serum of persistent-oestrous rats contained significantly more lh than that of normal rats on the day of oestrus, the raised level being comparable to that found in the adult male rat. The pituitary gland of the persistent-oestrus rat resembled...

There is no effective treatment to halt peripheral nervous system damage in diabetic neuropathy. Mitochondria have been at the center of discussions as important factors development neuropathy diabetes. Photobiomodulation has gaining clinical acceptance it shows beneficial effects on a variety disorders. In this study, photobiomodulation (904 nm, 45 mW, 6.23 J/cm2, 0.13 cm2, 60 ns pulsed time) ...