Myristic acid defends against testicular oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis: Restoration of spermatogenesis, steroidogenesis in diabetic rats

• Main Authors: Khalil, Ajlaa Sofya Mohd, Giribabu, Nelli, Yelumalai, Suseela, Shahzad, Huma, Kilari, Eswar Kumar, Salleh, Naguib
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28389/

Diabetes mellitus (DM) may lead to testicular-related infertility while Myristic acid (MA) is beneficial to lower hyperglycaemia. Thus, we hypothesized that MA could protect testes against hyperglycaemia-induced damage in DM. DM was induced in adult male rats by high-fat diet consumption for 12 week...