Recovery effects of pomegranate seed powder on the testes following cadmium poisoning in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica); a stereological and lipid peroxidation study

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology

مقاله 11، دوره 13، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 25، اسفند 2021، صفحه 100-105   

نوع مقاله: Short communication

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijvst.2021.68564.1013

نویسندگان

Rahmat Allah Fatahian Dehkordi^{* 1}؛ Shahab Bahadoran²؛ Mohammadreza Alijani³؛ Abdollnaser Mohebi²؛ Hanie Mohammadi³

¹Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran

²Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran

³DVM Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

چکیده

    This study aimed to investigate the effects of pomegranate seed powder on cadmium-poisoned testicular tissue in Japanese quail. A total of 270 day-old Japanese quail chicks were assigned to six treatment groups, control group, cadmium 50 ppm (group II), pomegranate seed powder (1 and 0.5 %; groups III and IV, respectively), pomegranate seed powder 1% + Cd 50 ppm (group V), pomegranate seed powder 0.5% + Cd 50 ppm (group VI). Stereological parameters in testes and TBARS, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were determined. Testicular components showed a significant reduction in area surface and volume density in the cadmium-exposed groups compared with controls (p < 0.05). It was found that in the cadmium induction group, TBARS, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were significantly higher compared to the normal level (p < 0.05). The results showed that pomegranate seed powder could increase the area surface and volume density of testicular germinal ingredients and decrease the content of TBARS, cholesterol, and triglyceride (p > 0.05) in cadmium poisoning testis. These results show that cadmium has destructive effects and pomegranate seed powder has prevented the development of these effects on stereological and lipid parameters.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Japanese quail؛ Pomegranate seed powder؛ Stereology؛ TBARS؛ Histology

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