Protective effects of luteolin on rat testis following exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field.
This rat study examined 900 MHz EMF exposure effects on testes and whether luteolin modifies those effects. EMF exposure was associated with reduced testicular cell counts, lower testis weight and serum testosterone, increased SOD activity, and changes in sperm morphology versus controls. Luteolin co-treatment was reported to attenuate several of these changes compared with EMF alone.
Key points
- Twenty-four 12-week-old Wistar rats were randomized into control, EMF, luteolin, and EMF + luteolin groups.
- The EMF group showed reduced Leydig cells, primary spermatocytes, and spermatids compared with controls.
- Testis wet weight and serum testosterone were decreased in the EMF group versus control.
- SOD activity increased in the EMF group compared with control.
- Sperm morphology was reported to be affected by EMF exposure.
- In the EMF + luteolin group, cell counts, testosterone, and testis weight were higher than in the EMF-only group.
- The authors conclude luteolin substantially reduced deleterious effects attributed to 900 MHz EMF in rat testes.
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