OBJECTIVE: The long-term use of boron compounds
commonly used in daily life has some dose-dependent
toxic effects on different organs For this purpose, in our
study, we aimed to determine the change in blood-testis
barrier structure and the number of leydig cells in
the testis of rats in which were given borax at different
doses.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: In our study, 4 groups, in
each have 6 male rats were made. Different doses of
borax were given orally to rats in each groups. After
the experiment, the left testis was excised,
histologically processed and stained with Claudin-1,
Pan cadherin and Calretinin immunohistochemically
and evaluated under light microscopy.
RESULTS: In testis slides, it was determined that Cadherin
expression decreased parallel to borax doses. However,
it was observed that the expression of Claudin 1 did
not change much between the groups. The number of
Leydig cells was observed to decrease in rats administered
once with an LD50x2 dose.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that the use of
borax may be deleterious to the blood-testis barrier
components in the testes. These effects have the potential
to cause long term infertility problems. For this reason, we
consider that it is necessary to take important preventive
measures in terms of environmental pollution, especially
around boron components production centers.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | October 26, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | May 11, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |