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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(10)2024 May 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38791600

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Lead (Pb) is a common pollutant that is not biodegradable and gravely endangers the environment and human health. Annona squamosa fruit has a wide range of medicinal uses owing to its phytochemical constituents. This study evaluated the effect of treatment with A. squamosa fruit extract (ASFE) on testicular toxicity induced in male rats by lead acetate. The metal-chelating capacity and phytochemical composition of ASFE were determined. The LD50 of ASFE was evaluated by probit analysis. Molecular docking simulations were performed using Auto Dock Vina. Forty male Sprague Dawley rats were equally divided into the following groups: Gp1, a negative control group; Gp2, given ASFE (350 mg/kg body weight (b. wt.)) (1/10 of LD50); Gp3, given lead acetate (PbAc) solution (100 mg/kg b. wt.); and Gp4, given PbAc as in Gp3 and ASFE as in Gp2. All treatments were given by oro-gastric intubation daily for 30 days. Body weight changes, spermatological parameters, reproductive hormone levels, oxidative stress parameters, and inflammatory biomarkers were evaluated, and molecular and histopathological investigations were performed. The results showed that ASFE had promising metal-chelating activity and phytochemical composition. The LD50 of ASFE was 3500 mg/kg b. wt. The docking analysis showed that quercetin demonstrated a high binding affinity for JAK-1 and STAT-3 proteins, and this could make it a more promising candidate for targeting the JAK-1/STAT-3 pathway than others. The rats given lead acetate had defective testicular tissues, with altered molecular, biochemical, and histological features, as well as impaired spermatological characteristics. Treatment with ASFE led to a significant mitigation of these dysfunctions and modulated the JAK-1/STAT-3/SOCS-1 axis in the rats.


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Annona , Frutas , Janus Quinase 1 , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Compostos Organometálicos , Extratos Vegetais , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Fator de Transcrição STAT3 , Transdução de Sinais , Testículo , Animais , Masculino , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/química , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo , Ratos , Annona/química , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Testículo/metabolismo , Testículo/patologia , Frutas/química , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Janus Quinase 1/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos
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