پديد آورندگان :
BAHMANPOUR S. نويسنده , TALAEI T. نويسنده , VOJDANI Z. نويسنده , PANJEHSHAHIN M. R. نويسنده , POOSTPASAND A. نويسنده , ZAREEI S. نويسنده , GHAEMINIA M. نويسنده
چكيده لاتين :
Background: There is a rapidly growing trend in the consumption
of herbal remedies in the developing countries. The
Phoenix dactyli/era date palm pollen (DPP) is used in the traditional
medicine for male infertility. The aim of this study
was to determine the effects of orally administered DPP on the
reproductive system of adult male rats.
Methods: Fifty Sprague-Dawley rats were maintained according
to standard laboratory conditions. They were divided into
five groups (n=IO) and received daily gavages of aqueous suspensions
DPP containing 30, 60, 120 and 240 mg/kg, for 35
consecutive days. At the end the sperm was collected from ductus
deferens under anesthesia and their numbers, motility, and
morphology were determined under light microscopy. The
DNA integrity or denaturation was also evaluated by acridine
orange staining. The weight of the testis and reproductive appendages
was also determined, and after tissue processing, their
histology were studied by light microscope.
Results: The comparative evaluation between control and experimental
groups revealed that consumption of DPP suspensions
improved the sperm count, motility, morphology, and
DNA quality with a concomitant increase in the weights of
testis and epididymis. It did not significantly affect the weight
of the prostate and the seminal vesicle or the histology of the
reproductive tissues.
Conclusion: Date palm pollen seems to cure male infertility
by improving the quality of sperm parameters. However, further
studies are needed to see its beneficial effects in man.