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Pectinase-treated Panax ginseng protects against chronic intermittent heat stress-induced testicular damage by modulating hormonal and spermatogenesis-related molecular expression in rats

  • Kopalli, Spandana Rajendra (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Cha, Kyu-Min (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ho (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Ryu, Ji-Hoon (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Hwang, Seock-Yeon (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Science and Industry, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jeong, Min-Sik (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Sung, Jong-Hwan (Ilhwa Co., Ltd., Ginseng Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Si-Kwan (Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2016.09.13
  • Accepted : 2016.12.05
  • Published : 2017.10.15
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Abstract

Background: Elevated testicular temperature disrupts spermatogenesis and causes infertility. In the present study, the protective effect of enzymatically biotransformed Panax ginseng Meyer by pectinase (GINST) against chronic intermittent heat stress-induced testicular damage in rats was investigated. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 wk old, 60-70 g) were divided into four groups: normal control (NC), heat-stress control (HC), heat-stress plus GINST-100 mg/kg (HG100), and heat-stress plus GINST-200 mg/kg (HG200) treatment groups. Each dose of GINST (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) was mixed separately with a regular pellet diet and was administered orally for 24 wk. For inducing heat stress, rats in the NC group were maintained at $25^{\circ}C$, whereas rats in the HC, HG100, and HG200 groups were exposed to $32{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 2 h daily for 6 mo. At week 25, the testes and serum from each animal were analyzed for various parameters. Results: Significant (p < 0.01) changes in the sperm kinematic values and blood chemistry panels were observed in the HC group. Furthermore, spermatogenesis-related molecules, sex hormone receptors, and selected antioxidant enzyme expression levels were also altered in the HC group compared to those in the NC group. GINST (HS100 and HS200) administration significantly (p < 0.05) restored these changes when compared with the HC group. For most of the parameters tested, the HG200 group exhibited potent effects compared with those exhibited by the HG100 group. Conclusion: GINST may be categorized as an important medicinal herb and a potential therapeutic for the treatment of male subfertility or infertility caused by hyperthermia.

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