BACKGROUND Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the common male diseases, which is provoked by dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and androgen signals. Several studies showed that curcumin has various effects of prevention and treatment to diseases. We investigated whether curcumin may repress the development of BPH in male Wistar rats. METHODS Seven weeks male Wistar rats were and divided int...

Aim To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of bezafibrate on acute and subacute inflammation in adult male Wistar rats. Methods The study was carried out rats they were allocated into three groups, that is, control, aspirin bezafibrate, after obtaining clearance from Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Acute studied using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema, volume displacement due to oe...

The effect of ferulic acid administration to atherogenic rats was investigated. 80 male Wistar were assigned two categories. first consisted four groups which receive normal diet and divided into control rats, treated with (30 mg/kg body weight), simvastatin (10 weight) a combined dose both simvastatin. second received control, acid, using the previous doses. Doses administered orally on daily ...

This study aimed at clarifying the impact of long-term prenatal and postnatal exposure to exogenous progesterone on sperm production function, relative sex organs weights, levels relevant hormones in rats. Sixty male Wistar rats were included classified into three groups (n=20 each). A test I group had mature born dams treated with prenatally. II exposed during as well periods, a control placeb...

The aims of this study was to evaluate the acute and sub-acute toxicity Solanum aethiopicum Linn Gilo aqueous leaves extract in Wistar rats. Female rats received a single dose (2000, 3000, 4000 5000 mg/kg/ bw) for toxicity. Both, male female 300,500 800 bw during 21 days measurements. Blood sample collected determination some haematological, biochemical oxidative stress parameters. Besides, his...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect ethanol leaf extract V. amygdalina on testicle alloxan induced diabetic wistar rats. Freshly harvested leaves washed with clean tap water and subsequently dried at room temperature prior being ground fine powder. Twenty (20) adult male rats were divided into four (4) groups five (5) per group. · Group I normal control fed rat chow II diabetes wit...

Traditional medicinal plants are widely used as immunomodulatory medicines that help improve health. A total of 50 for the treatment toxicity were screened their protective effects. globally and have rapidly grown in economic importance. Intrinsically active compounds well-known antioxidant, anti-tumor, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory activities. The study was conducted to investigate effects eth...

The aim of the study is to analyze effect succinate-containing drugs on cellular composition blood in rats at rest, during free swimming and weight-loaded forced test.
 Materials Methods was carried out practically healthy sexually mature male Wistar (250–300 g). Animals received a drug (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) before (4 % body weight), after 12 hours exercise. Then, levels hemog...

background: there is growing concern that occupational, environmental and lifestyle factors adversely affect male reproductive health. fumaria parviflora lam. is being used traditionally in persian folk medicine to cure various ailments and has been supposed to have fertility-enhancing properties. objective: a dose-response study was designed to assess effects of f. parviflora ethanolic leaves ...

Dried leaf powder of mulberry (M. indica L.) when given along with the diet at 25% level to streptozotocin induced diabetic male Wistar albino rats for 8 weeks, controlled hyperglycemia, glycosuria, albuminuria and retarded onset of retinopathy. Untreated diabetic rats showed hyperglycemia, glycosuria, albuminuria and developed lenticular opacity after 8 weeks of experimental period.