Forskolin Improves Male Reproductive Complications Caused by Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

4 Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Background: In many diabetic patients, spermatogenesis complications are frequent causing infertility problems.
This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of Forskolin on male reproductive dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, type 2 diabetes was induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) for one
month and then a low single dose injection (35 mg/kg) of streptozotocin (STZ) in Wistar rats. After 72 hours, rats with
more than 200 mg/dl of blood glucose were considered type 2 diabetic rats. Forty rats (200-250 g) were divided into
four groups (n=10) including group 1 (G1): rats with normal diet and buffer citrate (STZ solvent) injection, group 2
(G2): control type 2 diabetic rats with HFD and STZ injection, group 3 (G3): type 2 diabetic rats received phosphate
buffer saline (PBS) as Forskolin solvent, and group 4 (G4): Forskolin treated diabetic rats (10 mg/kg) for 1 month.
Results: In comparison to control group, in diabetic groups (G2 and G3) some parameters are increased significantly:
The blood glucose (P=0.00078), testicular malondialdehyde (MDA) level and body weight (P=0.00009) and Bax
gene expression (P=0.00007). Unlike, some parameters are decreased significantly: The serum level of testosterone
(P=0.0009), testicular superoxide dismutase (SOD, P=0.00007) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) levels (P=0.00008),
sperm concentration (P=0.00008), motility (P=0.00009), normal morphological sperm (P=0.00008) and Bcl-2 gene
expression (P=0.00009). However, in Forskolin treated group (G4) the parameters stayed close to control values that
was significantly (P=0.00007) higher than in G2 and G3 groups. Therefore, treatment with Forskolin significantly
improved these abnormal changes in Forskolin-treated group.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that Forskolin is an effective antidiabetic agent, which significantly improves
sperm concentration, testosterone levels, and antioxidant activity in diabetic rats.

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International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
Volume 17, Issue 4
October 2023
Pages 268-275

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