Research Article | Volume: 6, Issue: 2, February, 2016

Sildenafil reduces ischemia/reperfusion testicular injury after torsion/detorsion in rats

Marwa M. Abdel-Rahman Ayman M. Mahmoud Nevien M. Mostafa Mohamed E. Saleh Hassan M. Eissa   

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Published:  Feb 27, 2016

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2016.60221
Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the protective effects of sildenafil citrate on testicular injury after testis torsion/detorsion (T/D) in rats. Forty adult male Wistar rats were randomly allocated into four equal groups of ten rats each. Group 1 (Sham-operated); Group 2 (torsion for 2 hours and detorsion for 2 hours); Group 3, (torsion for 2 hours, sildenafil injection and detorsion for 2 hours), and Group 4 (sildenafil injection, torsion for 2 hours and detorsion for 2 hours).The levels of lipid peroxidation (P<0.001) and nitric oxide (P < 0.01) were significantly increased in in the testis of group 2 rats. Testicular reduced glutathione and serum inhibin B levels were decreased significantly (P<0.001) after T/D. Administration of sildenafil either before or after torsion prevented the increase in lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide, and alleviated glutathione and inhibin B levels. Sildenafil also prevented ischemia/reperfusion cellular damage and histological alterations in testicular tissue. These results suggest that treatment with sildenafil citrate 2 hours before or after torsion could induce protective effects against ischemia/reperfusion injury.


Keyword:     Ischemia-reperfusion Testicular torsionSildenafil citrate Inhibin B Oxidative stress.


Citation:

Abdel-Rahman MM, Mahmoud AM, Mostafa NM, Saleh ME, Eissa HM. Sildenafil reduces ischemia/reperfusion testicular injuryafter torsion/detorsion in rats. J App Pharm Sci, 2016; 6 (02): 135-140.

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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