Effect of saw palmetto extract on the reproductive function of male rats with chronic prostatitis / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
;
(12): 399-402, 2019.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-816823
ABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the effect of saw palmetto extract (SPE) on the reproductive function of rats with chronic prostatitis (CP).@*METHODS@#Forty male SD rats were equally randomized into groups A (blank control), B (blank control + SPE, C (CP model control) and D (CP model + SPE), and the CP model was made by injection of 1% λ-carrageenan solution into the prostate. The animals in groups A and C were gavaged with normal saline while those in groups B and D with SPE at 0.10 g/kg/d, all for 30 successive days. After drug withdrawal, the rats were mated with female ones in the ratio of 1∶1) and sacrificed 7 days later, their bilateral epididymides collected for detection of sperm count and motility. The numbers of pregnancies and fetuses were recorded and compared among different groups.@*RESULTS@#Compared with the rats in group A, those in group C showed a marked decrease in epididymal sperm motility ([68.01 ± 1.80]% vs [62.59 ± 4.82]%, P 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the count of epididymal sperm, rate of pregnancy and number of fetuses between group A and the other groups (P > 0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#SPE can improve the semen parameters of CP rats, and has no adverse effect on the rate of pregnancy and number of fetuses.
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National Journal of Andrology
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2019
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