Effect of papaya seed extract on microenvironment of cauda epididymis

作     者：R.J.Verma N.J.Chinoy 

作者机构：Department of Zoology University School of Sciences Gujarat University Ahmedabad 380009 IndiaDepartment of Zoology University School of Sciences Gujarat University Ahmedabad 380009 India 

出 版 物：《Asian Journal of Andrology》 (亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2001年第3卷第2期

页      面：143-146页

核心收录：

学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Carica papaya microenvironment epididymis spermatozoa protein sialic acid 

摘      要：Aim: To evaluate the effect of aqueous Carica papaya seed extract on microenvironment of cauda ***: Adult male albino rats were intramuscularly administered with 0 (control) or 0.5 mg papaya seed ex-tract/kg body weight for 7 days. Cauda epididymal tubular content was collected by micropuncture technique; epididy-mal luminal fluid and sperm pellets were separately analyzed. Results: The results revealed that the extract treat-ment caused significant reduction, as compared with control, in total protein and sialic acid contents in both epididymalfluid and sperm pellet. As compared with control, significantly lowered acid phosphatase activity was recorded in spermpellet but was higher in epididymal fluid after the treatment. The extract treatment also caused significant reduction inlevel of inorganic phosphorus in the epididymal fluid. Conclusion: It is concluded that the aqueous papaya seed ex-tract alters cauda epididymal microenvironment.