Abstract:

Objective: Testicular torsion may lead to testicular atrophy and male infertility if untreated within some hours. Since ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is a reason for the harmful effects during testicular torsion, antioxidant agents are among the targets of science to deal with reactive oxygen species (ROS). As a flavonoid member, myricetin (3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7-hexahydroxyflavone, MYR) has antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antidiabetic activities. Materials and Methods: In this experiment 32 Wistar albino male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=8). Group I was defined as the sham group. In group II, I/R group, testicular torsion detorsion was performed. In group III (MYR 25) and group IV (MYR 50), MYR was administrated intraperitoneally at 25 and 50 mg/kg doses, 30 minutes before detorsion. The testicular and lung tissue samples were examined biochemically. Results: In both testis and lung tissues, MYR decreased TOS, MDA, and MPO levels at both high and low doses compared to the I/R group. Besides, SOD values increased in MYR treatment groups compared to the I/R group. Conclusion: MYR performed promising effects on testicular and lung tissues following testicular I/R injury according to biochemical parameters.

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