TI - Effect of Dietary Intake Alcoholic Extract of Palm Pollen (L.Phoenix dactylifera) on Pituitary-Testicular Axis in Male Diabetic Rats PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JN - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VO - 22 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-3458-en.html 4100 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-3458-en.pdf SO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci 1 AB  - Background and purpose: Imbalances in sex steroid hormone levels are strongly associated with diabetes and this may negatively impact upon sexual function. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective role of alcoholic extract of palm pollen (L.Phoenix dactylifera) on testosterone, LH and FSH levels in adult male diabetic rats. Material and Methods: In this experimental study, thirty adult male Wistar rats (250±23 gr) were selected and randomly divided into three groups (n=10): (i) control (ii) diabetic and (iii) treatment. Diabetes was induced by a single injection of streptozotocin (55 mg/kg, i.p). The treatment group received 0.2 mg/kg alcoholic extract of pollen of Phoenix dactylifera daily (gavages) for four weeks. At the end of experiments, the rats were anesthetized by injection of pentobarbital sodium (60 mg/kg i.p.) and sacrificed. Blood samples were taken from the left ventricle and testicular tissues were weighed and prepared for histological examination upon removal. Blood serum was separated and immediately assayed for LH, FSH and testosterone by ELISA method. The comparisons were carried out using oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by post-hoc Tukey test (package of SPSS, version 19) Results: The findings revealed that the mean of testosterone level in the diabetic group declined significantly (P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci PG - 167 PT - Research(Original) YR - 2013