title: Effects of sesame oil on the reproductive parameters of diabetes mellitus-induced male rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of sesame oil on the reproductive parameters of diabetic male Wistar rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  The adult male rats in a split plot design were divided into normal (n=10), normal 5% (n=5; 5% sesame oil enriched diet), diabetic (Streptozocin induced diabetes; n=9), diabetic 5% (n=9; 5% sesame oil enriched diet), and diabetic 10% (n=9; 10% sesame oil enriched diet) groups. Diet supplementation continued for 56 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sesame oil supplementation did not reduce the plasma glucose concentration of rats in the diabetic groups (p>0.05). The total spermatogonia, spermatocytes, Leydig cells/tubule, and the germ cell to Sertoli cell ratio were lower in the diabetic rats than the normal ones (p<0.05), and with the exception of spermatogonia counts, these values improved by the addition of sesame oil to the diet (p<0.05). The sperm progressive motility and viability were lower in the diabetic rats (p<0.05) and sesame oil supplementation did not improve them. Incorporation of sesame oil into the diet improved the plasma testosterone concentration of the diabetic rats in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In summary, sesame oil supplementation improved the reproductive parameters of diabetic rats at the levels of the testicular microstructure and function, but was not effective in protecting the epididymal sperm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Seyed Reza Fatemi
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
authors.forename: Yazdan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mazaheri
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barati
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morovvati
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Rats; Sesame oil; Spermatozoa; Testis; Testosterone
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