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Changes in mouse Leydig cells ultrastructure and testosterone secretion after diethylcarbamazine administration.

Abstract
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) has been proven to be highly effective against lymphatic filariasis, although its effect on vertebrate cells remains uncertain. Mice Leydig cells after treatment with 200mg/kg of DEC for 12 days showed numerous lipid droplets, degenerated mitochondria, residual bodies and several giant whorl-like smooth endoplasmic reticulum, some of them encircling large lipids droplets. Treatment with lower dosages showed similar alterations on Leydig cells and the morphological effects decreased directly proportional to the drug concentration. Serum testosterone levels were significantly lower only in 200 mg/kg DEC-treated group when compared to the controls. However, no significant changes were observed in the pregnancy rates and offspring number of DEC-treated male-mated female mice in any doses studied. The results obtained in the present study are consistent with the hypothesis that DEC has some effects on mice Leydig cells, although they were not sufficient enough to interfere with the rodent fertility.
AuthorsKarina Lidianne Alcântara Saraiva, Valdemiro Amaro Da Silva Jr, Dilênia De Oliveira Cipriano Torres, Mariana Aragão Matos Donato, Newton Gil Peres, José Roberto Botelho De Souza, Christina Alves Peixoto
JournalMicron (Oxford, England : 1993) (Micron) Vol. 39 Issue 5 Pg. 580-6 (Jul 2008) ISSN: 0968-4328 [Print] England
PMID17681769 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Filaricides
  • Lipids
  • Testosterone
  • Diethylcarbamazine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Diethylcarbamazine (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Fertility
  • Filaricides (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
  • Leydig Cells (drug effects, metabolism, ultrastructure)
  • Lipids (analysis)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Pregnancy
  • Testis (cytology, drug effects, ultrastructure)
  • Testosterone (metabolism)

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