Title
Unique cyclophosphamide doses in male mice decrease the spermatic quality and germinal epithelium
Other title
Dosis única de ciclofosfamida disminuye la calidad espermática y el epitelio germinal masculino en ratones
Date Issued
01 August 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an alkylating agent commonly used as antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drug. The use of CP in the treatment of cancer is limited due to its severe toxicity. The aim of this study was to determine theeffectof a single dose of CP (220 mg/kg b.w.) intraperitoneally administered after 7 days,on sperm parameter and male germinal epithelium in mice. We used C57BL mature male mice divided into 2 groups (n= 10); Control Group (C): 0.9% and NaCl Treatment group (T): CP to 220 mg/kg cw in single dose. After 8 days all the mice were euthanized. The weight of the body and reproductive organs: testis, epididymis and vas deferens, were registered. Concentration, motility and sperm morphology and testicular histology were evaluated. Significant differences were found in body weight (student t-test p<0.05) (T: 20.18±1.9 g vs C: 23.35±1.2 g; testicular weight (T: 59.71±5.40 mg vs C: 72.90±2.8 mg), epididymis tail weight (T: 9.83 ± 1.54 vs C: 14.30 ± 2.20, vas deferens weight (T: 8.27±0.80 mg vs C: 10.61±0.76 mg respectively), concentration (T: 9.2±1.9 vs. C: 14.4±3.3 x 106 sperm / mL), progressive motility (T: 25.98±6,4% vs C: 42.96±5.2%). There wasn't significant differences in sperm morphology (student t-test p<0.05), but there was a significant increase in abnormal tail and immature sperm (T vs. C: 36,24±7,8% vs 31.73±9,1%; 27,44±2,1% vs 18,51±8,6%; respectively) and also severe damage seminiferous tubules was observed. We conclude that single dose of CP (220mg/kg b.w.) decreased the reproductive quality of male mice.
Start page
193
End page
198
Volume
19
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología
Biología celular, Microbiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044830938
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
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