Salah Noran Ibrahim, Abd El-Aziz Reda M, Elnabtity Sameh, Darwish Wageh Sobhy
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Open Vet J. 2025 Jun;15(6):2532-2539. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i6.25. Epub 2025 Jun 30.
Methotrexate is a chemotherapy drug that is used despite having several toxic effects. Spirulina is commonly consumed as a food supplement because of its antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and other beneficial effects. Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the adverse effects of MTX on male sex hormones and subsequently its effects on oxidant/antioxidant status. The ameliorative effects of spirulina against such MTX-induced adverse effects were also evaluated.
Forty male rats were randomly divided into four groups: control, spirulina, MTX, and MTX + spirulina groups. The levels of testosterone (free and total), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and prolactin hormone were evaluated as biochemical markers of MTX-induced infertility. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) levels were assayed in liver tissue as oxidative stress markers.
The results obtained from the current study showed that Spirulina improved the adverse effects of MTX on testosterone (free and total), LH, FSH, MDA, and TAC.
The current study indicated that spirulina can be used to ameliorate MTX-induced adverse effects on male infertility and oxidative stress.
甲氨蝶呤是一种化疗药物,尽管有多种毒性作用仍被使用。螺旋藻因其抗氧化、抗炎及其他有益作用,常作为食品补充剂食用。目的:本研究旨在探讨甲氨蝶呤对男性性激素的不良影响及其对氧化/抗氧化状态的影响。同时评估螺旋藻对甲氨蝶呤所致这些不良影响的改善作用。
将40只雄性大鼠随机分为四组:对照组、螺旋藻组、甲氨蝶呤组和甲氨蝶呤+螺旋藻组。评估睾酮(游离和总睾酮)、黄体生成素(LH)、卵泡刺激素(FSH)和催乳素的水平,作为甲氨蝶呤所致不育的生化指标。测定肝组织中丙二醛(MDA)和总抗氧化能力(TAC)水平,作为氧化应激指标。
本研究结果表明,螺旋藻改善了甲氨蝶呤对睾酮(游离和总睾酮)、LH、FSH、MDA和TAC的不良影响。
本研究表明,螺旋藻可用于改善甲氨蝶呤对男性不育和氧化应激的不良影响。