Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2024 Feb;38(2):e23643. doi: 10.1002/jbt.23643.
Antimicrobial agent resistance has become a growing health issue across the world. Colistin (COL) is one of the drugs used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacteria resulting in toxic effects. Naringin (NRG), a natural flavonoid, has come to the fore as its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic activities. The aim of the present study was to determine whether NRG has protective effects on COL-induced toxicity in testicular tissue. Thirty-five male Spraque rats were randomly divided into five groups (n = 7 per group): Control, COL, NRG, COL + NRG 50, COL + NRG 100. COL (15 mg/kg b.w., i.p., once per/day), and NRG (50 or 100 mg/kg, oral, b.w./once per/day) were administered for 7 days. The parameters of oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and autophagic damage were evaluated by using biochemical, molecular, western blot, and histological methods in testicular issues. NRG treatment reversed the increased malondialdehyde level and reduced antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione) levels due to COL administration (p < 0.001), and oxidative stress damage was mitigated. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 pathway, one of the antioxidant defence systems, was stimulated by NRG (p < 0.001). NRG treatment reduced the levels of markers for the pathways of apoptotic (p < 0.001) and autophagic (p < 0.001) damages induced by COL. Sperm viability and the live/dead ratio were reduced by COL but enhanced by NRG treatment. Testicular tissue integrity was damaged by COL but showed a tendency to improve by NRG. In conclusion, COL exhibited toxic effect on testicular tissue by elevating the levels of oxidative stress, apoptosis, autophagy, inflammation, and tissue damage. NRG demonstrated a protective effect by alleviating toxic damage.
抗菌药物耐药性已成为全球日益严重的健康问题。多黏菌素(COL)是治疗多药耐药菌的药物之一,但会产生毒性作用。柚皮苷(NRG)作为一种天然类黄酮,因其抗氧化、抗炎和抗细胞凋亡作用而备受关注。本研究旨在确定 NRG 是否对 COL 诱导的睾丸组织毒性具有保护作用。将 35 只雄性 Spraque 大鼠随机分为五组(每组 n=7):对照组、COL 组、NRG 组、COL+NRG50 组、COL+NRG100 组。COL(15mg/kg b.w.,腹腔注射,每天一次)和 NRG(50 或 100mg/kg,口服,每天一次)连续给药 7 天。采用生化、分子、western blot 和组织学方法评估睾丸组织中氧化应激、炎症、细胞凋亡和自噬损伤的参数。NRG 治疗逆转了 COL 给药引起的丙二醛水平升高和抗氧化剂(超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和谷胱甘肽)水平降低(p<0.001),减轻了氧化应激损伤。NRG 刺激了核因子红细胞 2 相关因子 2 途径(一种抗氧化防御系统)(p<0.001)。NRG 治疗降低了 COL 诱导的细胞凋亡(p<0.001)和自噬(p<0.001)损伤途径的标志物水平。COL 降低了精子活力和活/死比例,但 NRG 治疗增强了这些指标。COL 破坏了睾丸组织的完整性,但 NRG 治疗有改善的趋势。总之,COL 通过升高氧化应激、细胞凋亡、自噬、炎症和组织损伤水平对睾丸组织产生毒性作用。NRG 通过减轻毒性损伤表现出保护作用。