Abstract
Cancer treatment with cisplatin (CP) is associated with adverse side effects on male reproductive tissues. Although beneficial effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in cancer therapy have received considerable attention, data related to the protective effects of green ZnO NPs against CP-induced male reproductive dysfunctions are limited. Forty-five rats were divided into 9 groups including G1 (control), G2 (sham), G3 (ZnO bulk), G4 (green ZnO NPs), G5 (chemical ZnO NPs), G6 (CP), G7 (CP + ZnO bulk), G8 (CP + green ZnO NPs), and G9 (CP + chemical ZnO NPs). CP was administrated (5mg/kg/week) for 4weeks, and animals were simultaneously treated with different forms of ZnO (5mg/kg/day). Testis histology, sperm parameters, oxidative stress markers, testosterone concentration, and expression of genes related in steroidogenesis were analyzed in different experimental groups. Testis tissue damage and epididymal sperm disorders induced by CP attenuated when animals were treated with different forms of ZnO, especially green ZnO NPs. Decreased testosterone concentration and increased MDA level in CP-treated rats were reversed following administration different forms of ZnO, especially green and chemical ZnO NPs. Co-administration of ZnO NPs to CP-treated rats restored the suppressive effects of CP on activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPX, CAT) and the transcription of the STAR gene. None of the ZnO forms had a significant regulatory effect on the expression of CYP11A1 in CP-treated rats. The results showed that in most of the evaluated factors, green ZnO NPs showed a greater protective effect than other forms of ZnO.
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