Curcumin and quercetin ameliorated cypermethrin and deltamethrin-induced reproductive system impairment in male wistar rats by upregulating the activity of pituitary-gonadal hormones and steroidogenic enzymes

ABSTRACT

Background: Dietary antioxidants protect tissues and organs against insecticides/xenobiotic-induced damage. In the present study, we evaluated the results of exposure to synthetic pyrethroid insecticides, cypermethrin [Cyp] and deltamethrin [Del] and possible protective effects of curcumin and quercetin on reproductive system in male Wistar rats