The Effect of Cinnamon Extract on Ovary in Adult Rats Treated Lead Acetate

Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology

V. Hemayatkhah Jahromi ¹ , P. Baqerzadeh ²

1 - گروه زیست شناسی، واحد جهرم، دانشگاه آزاداسلامی، جهرم، ایران.
2 - گروه زیست شناسی، واحد جهرم، دانشگاه آزاداسلامی، جهرم، ایران

Received: 2017-01-08 Accepted : 2017-05-21 Published : 2017-01-20

Keywords: Cinnamon, Rat, Lead, ovarian tissue,

Abstract :

One of the very dangerous contaminants in environment as a result of technology development and industries is lead and its derivatives. There are several reports that show causes of infertility in people in different ways to lead. In this study was to evaluate the antioxidant effect of cinnamon on the elimination of lead poisoning on the changes in ovarian tissue. Animals used 42 adult female Wistar rats were divided into 7 groups, including control group that received no drug, the Sham group 1 (solvent), Sham group 2 (0.6 g daily lead acetate), Sham group 3 (1.5mg/kg of cinnamon extract daily), experimental groups 1, 2 and 3 per day in addition to 0.6g of lead acetate, respectively 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 mg/kg cinnamon extract for 14 days. At the end of the ovary was removed and histological studies is performed. The results showed number of primordial follicles in the experimental groups 1, 2 and 3 have decreased compared to control and Sham groups 3(p