title: Co-administration of ginseng and ciprofloxacin ameliorates epididymo-orchitis induced alterations in sperm quality and spermatogenic cells apoptosis following infection in rats.
abstract: Korean red ginseng (KRG) may be a beneficial adjuvant along with ciprofloxacin to ameliorate devastating effects of epididymo-orchitis (EO) on male fertility. This study intends to assay the effects of KRG and ciprofloxacin on sperm quality and spermatogenic cells apoptosis in EO rats. We divided 54 adult rats into nine groups (n = 6 rats per group): control (CO), sham-operated (SH), EO (E); ciprofloxacin (C), EO-ciprofloxacin (EC), KRG (G), EO-KRG (EG), ciprofloxacin-KRG (CG) and EO-ciprofloxacin-KRG (ECG). We administered ciprofloxacin and KRG 48 hr after the Escherichia coli (E. coli) injection for 10 days. Bilateral orchiectomy was performed after one sperm cycle (14 days) following the last treatment with ciprofloxacin and KRG. Total and progressive motility of E, C and EC groups decreased. However, motility is improved in CG and ECG in comparison with these groups. The E group induced negative changes in the architecture of testes tissue and dramatic increase in apoptosis indices. Interestingly, co-administration of ciprofloxacin and KRG has dramatically improved Miller's and Johnsen's scores and decreased the apoptosis indices of animals in the ECG group. Combined treatment of ciprofloxacin and KRG may improve the quality of spermatozoa and attenuated apoptosis indices in the ECG group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eskandari
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghalyanchi Langeroudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeighami
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rostami
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eyni
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shokri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002939:Ciprofloxacin
keywords: apoptosis; ciprofloxacin; epididymo-orchitis; ginseng