Atrazine toxicity: the possible role of natural products for effective treatment

S Das, H Sakr, I Al-Huseini, R Jetti, S Al-Qasmi… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are various herbicides which were used in the agriculture industry. Atrazine (ATZ) is a
chlorinated triazine herbicide that consists of a ring structure, known as the triazine ring …

Antifertility and profertility effects of the leaves and seeds of fluted pumpkin: Sperm quality, hormonal effects and histomorphological changes in the testes of …

RCC Njoku, SO Abarikwu - Journal of integrative medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluted pumpkin (FP; Telfairia occidentalis) is an edible vegetable, grown in West Africa, that
is used in traditional medicine for its regulatory effects on the male gonads. Scientific articles …

The protective effect of fluted pumpkin seeds against atrazine-induced testicular injury

SO Abarikwu, AL Oleribe… - Drug and Chemical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present study evaluated the protective effect of fluted pumpkin seeds (FPS) on atrazine
(ATZ)-induced testicular damage. Twenty adult male Wistar rats were divided into four …

Dietary fluted pumpkin seeds induce reversible oligospermia and androgen insufficiency in adult rats

RCC Njoku, SO Abarikwu, AA Uwakwe… - Systems biology in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Some components of the human diets are believed to be promising male contraceptive
agents. The present study examined the antispermatogenic efficacy, reversibility and toxicity …

Intake of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds Rebalances Oxidative Stress Parameters in the Aged Rat's Testes

OE Ezim, MA Coker, CK Wofuru-Nyenke… - Andrologia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of fluted pumpkin seeds (FPS) consumption on the antioxidant status of the testes
of aged Wistar rats was evaluated in this study. Sixty (50 aged, 6 months old, and 10 young …

Protective Effect of Hyperoside Against Adenine-Induced Oligoasthenospermia in Mice

A Dong, H Dong, H He, A Dong, J Yan… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - Springer
This research investigated the effects of hyperoside on the reproductive function of
oligoasthenospermia mice induced by adenine. Fifty mice were randomly divided into five …

Salubrious effects of a vermiculite–cellulose‐based bionanocomposite on oxidative stress indices and histomorphology of male Wistar rats

CA Otuechere, A Adewuyi, T Oluwabayo… - Andrologia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a current interest from the food packaging, biomedical and agricultural sectors in
hybrid materials formed from clays and natural polymeric compounds. However, research …

Phytochemical Screening and Evaluation of the Anti-Salmonella Activity of Leaf Extracts of Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F.(Cucurbitaceae) on Salmonella typhii Cell …

VL Tamanji, EAF Tembe… - Journal of …, 2023 - geographical.openscholararchive …
Typhoid fever, a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi whose treatment is by use of
antibiotics. And the use of these antibiotics associated with drug resistance, high cost of …