The coadministration of nacetylcysteine ameliorates the effects of arsenic trioxide on the male mouse genital system

• Grant number: 15/21101-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants - Publications - Scientific article
• Start date: November 01, 2015
• End date: April 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Pharmacy - Toxicological Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Wilma de Grava Kempinas
• Grantee: Wilma de Grava Kempinas
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) has shown effectiveness in treatment of leukemia but is also associated with reproductive toxicity. Since remediation with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may mitigate the adverse effects caused by exposure, we assessed the effects of As2O3 and its potential reversibility after exposure cessation or co-administration of NAC. Animals received 0.3 or 3.0 mg/Kg/day of As2O3 subcutaneously and 40mM NAC in tap water. As2O3 treatment impaired spermatogenesis, sperm motility, decreased seminal vesicle weight and testosterone serum levels; after suspension of treatment, these parameters remained altered. When administered NAC, animals showed improvement in sperm parameters and seminal vesicle weight. In vitro epididymal contractility was increased in As2O3-treated animals. We concluded that As2O3 is toxic to the male mouse genital system by compromising sperm quality and quantity; these effects persisted even after suspension of the treatment. However, the co-administration of NAC ameliorates the harmful effects of the drug on the male genital system. (AU)

Scientific publications

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DA SILVA, RAQUEL FRENEDOSO; BORGES, CIBELE DOS SANTOS; VILLELA E SILVA, PATRICIA; MISSASSI, GABRIELA; ALMEIDA KIGUTI, LUIZ RICARDO; PUPO, ANDRE SAMPAIO; BARBOSA JUNIOR, FERNANDO; ANSELMO-FRANCI, JANETE APARECIDA; KEMPINAS, WILMA DE GRAVA. The Coadministration of N-Acetylcysteine Ameliorates the Effects of Arsenic Trioxide on the Male Mouse Genital System. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, v. 2016, p. 11-pg., 2016-01-01. (15/21101-5, 12/14342-8)

DA SILVA, RAQUEL FRENEDOSO; BORGES, CIBELE DOS SANTOS; VILLELA E SILVA, PATRICIA; MISSASSI, GABRIELA; ALMEIDA KIGUTI, LUIZ RICARDO; PUPO, ANDRE SAMPAIO; BARBOSA JUNIOR, FERNANDO; ANSELMO-FRANCI, JANETE APARECIDA; KEMPINAS, WILMA DE GRAVA. The Coadministration of N-Acetylcysteine Ameliorates the Effects of Arsenic Trioxide on the Male Mouse Genital System. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, 2016. (15/21101-5, 12/14342-8)