Effect of Modified Wuzi Yanzong Pill () on Tip60-Mediated Apoptosis in Testis of Male Rats after Microwave Radiation.
This animal study exposed male rats to a single 15-minute microwave radiation session and assessed testicular apoptosis, histopathology, and related proteins. The radiation group showed increased apoptosis and testicular structural alterations versus controls at multiple time points, while a modified Wuzi Yanzong Pill regimen was reported to mitigate these changes. The authors suggest the protective effect may involve modulation of apoptosis pathways, noting changes in p53 and discussing Tip60.
Key points
- Forty-five male rats were randomized to control, microwave radiation, or radiation plus modified Wuzi Yanzong Pill groups.
- Microwave exposure was a single 15-minute session, with outcomes assessed on days 1, 7, and 14 after exposure.
- Radiation was associated with higher testicular apoptosis indices compared with controls at all reported time points.
- Histology in the radiation group showed partial seminiferous tubule collapse and detachment of basement membranes, which the pill group reportedly improved.
- Tip60 expression was reported as absent among groups on days 7 and 14 in the abstract.
- Radiation increased p53 expression versus control, and the pill down-regulated p53 on days 7 and 14.
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