Prostate gland represents
one of the main parts of male reproductive system. The influence of
diabetes and or hypercholesterolemia on prostate damage is still not
clear. In this experiment, forty male Wistar albino rats weighing
approximately 100 g were arranged into four groups: control, diabetic
(single i.p. 40 mg streptozotocin/kg B.wt) and hypercholesterolemic
(diet supplement 3% cholesterol) and combined treatment. Treatment was
carried out for 12 weeks. At the end of treatment, animals were
sacrificed and prostate and thyroid gland were separated and processed
for histological investigations, assessment of biochemical markers of
vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), heat shock protein 70
(HSP-70),
8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-HDG), adhesive molecules ((ICAM-1 and
VCAM-1) as well as quantitative and qualitative isoenzyme
electrophoresis of malate
dehydrogenase (MDH), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), Aspartate
aminotransferase(AST) and glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH).
Comet assay for prostate was also determined. The present findings
reported increased histopathological alterations in thyroid and prostate
glands coincides with increased prostate levels of HSP 70, 8-HDG and
activity of LDH, MDH and G6-PDH in comparison with the control. However,
there was a marked depletion of prostate contents of VEGF, adhesive
molecules (V-CAM, I-CAM) as well as the enzyme activity of AST. The
assayed isoenzymes were markedly altered in diabetic and or
hypercholesterolemic reflecting altered prostate function. These
findings were parallel with increased DNA damage.
It was concluded that diabetes and or
hypercholesterolemia led to marked alteration of thyroid gland and
interfered in prostate gland function as assessed by biochemical
markers, comet assay and isoenzyme electrophoresis.
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