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Vol.6 No.3 – 3: Effect of Moringa oleifera leaves extract against electromagnetic field impairments on hemoglobin and testes of rat

By: Aida, A.A *; Aziza A. Elsaeid * Shoman, H.M.** and Ola Mohamed Awad *

* Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

** Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The present study has revealed the effect of Moringa oleifera leaves extract against electromagnetic field induced impairments. Forty-two adult white Albino male rats, weighting 150-180 g were involved in this study and divided into six equal groups. The first group was the control while the second group was daily supplemented with 200 mg/kg Moringa oleifera leaves extract orally for six days. The third group was exposed to an electromagnetic field of 1.5 mT, 50 Hz for 9 hours. The other three groups were exposed to an electromagnetic field of 1.5 mT, 50 Hz for 9 hours, and received the Moringa oleifera leaves extract in different supplemented ways. Blood samples were collected for the absorption spectrum of hemoglobin molecules analysis and serum total testosterone was studied. Samples of testes were taken for histopathological observations. The results showed that exposure of the animals to the electromagnetic field resulted in changing the absorption spectrum of hemoglobin, a highly significant reduction in testosterone level, and degenerative changes in testes. All these induced changes were decreased in groups treated by Moringa oleifera leaves extract in all ways. So through this study, one can conclude that damages induced by exposure to the electromagnetic field can be decreased by Moringa oleifera leaves extract.

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Vol.1 No.3 -2 : The possible protective effect of vitamin E and ∕ or silymarin on rat testes exposed to 950MHz electromagnetic field.

By : Amr Mahmoud Abd El-Hady* and Noaman Abd El-Latif. El-Tahawy**

Abstract

This work aims to study the histopathological and histochemical changes in the testes of male albino rats post exposure to mobile phone radiation and the possible protective role of vitamin E and/or silymarin. The current experiment was carried out on 30 adult male albino rats (Sprague dawly). Rats were randomly and equally divided into five groups: 1) Group C: control rats left without treatment; 2) Group R: rats exposed to frequency equals 950 MHz of electromagnetic field (EMF); 3) Group R + E: rats received vitamin E before exposure to frequency equals 950 MHz of EMF; 4) Group R + S: rats received silymarin before exposure to frequency equals 950 MHz of EMF and 5) Group R + E+ S: rats received vitamin E parallel to silymarin before exposure to frequency equals 950 MHz of EMF. Electromagnetic field exposed rats showed testicular alterations which were ameliorated by using either vitamin E or silymarin alone. However, both vitamin E and silymarin administration ameliorated the damaging effects of testes of mobile phone exposed rats more than that of silymarin or vitamin E alone.


2. The possible protective effect of vitamin E and ∕ or silymarin on rat testes exposed to 950MHz electromagnetic field.
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