EFFECTS OF VALPROIC ACID ON FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS IN MALE RATS
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概要
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Crj:CD(SD)IGS rats were orally administered valproic acid at doses of 250, 500 or 1000 mg / kg / day for 4, 7 or 10 weeks. At each dose, one group of male rats was euthanized after 4-week dosage (4-week dose group) and the other two were mated with untreated females after 4 (7-week dose group) or 7 (10-week dose group) weeks of treatment with valproic acid and their fertility was evaluated. Females were euthanized on day 14-l7 of gestation, and numbers of corpora lutea, implantations and live and dead fetuses were recorded. After 4, 7 or 10 weeks of treatment, males were euthanized, genital organs were weighed, the number of sperm in the cauda epididymis was counted, sperm motion analyzed, and histopathological examination of testes performed. The male rats of the 1000 mg / kg dose group died or were moribund 3 or 4 days after the start of treatment. No effects on fertility of male rats were observed up to the 500 mg / kg 10-week dose group. Treatment for 4 weeks at 500 mg / kg / day decreased epididymis weight. After 7 weeks at 500 mg / kg / day, the weights of epididymis, seminal vesicles and prostate were decreased, and the number of sperm heads per cauda epididymis and percentage of motile sperm were reduced. In the 500 mg / kg 10-week dose group, the weight of testis was decreased. On histopathological examination of the testis, degeneration of seminiferous tubules and loss or exfoliation of spermatids were observed, and the ratio of retention of step 19 spermatids in stage IX-XI was increased in the 500 mg / kg 4-, 7- and 10-week dose groups. These results suggest that analysis of sperm motion and histopathological evaluation of testes are sensitive methods for assessing toxicity of valproic acid on male reproductive organs.
- 日本トキシコロジー学会の論文
- 2000-05-11
著者
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Nishimura T
Safety Research Laboratories Fukui Research Institute Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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Nishimura Tatsuya
Safety Research Laboratories Fukui Institute For Safety Research Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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SAKAI Masaki
Safety Research Laboratories, Fukui Institute for Safety Research, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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YONEZAWA Hidetoshi
Safety Research Laboratories, Fukui Institute for Safety Research, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd,
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Yonezawa Hidetoshi
Safety Research Laboratories Fukui Institute For Safety Research Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
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Sakai Masaki
Safety Research Laboratories Fukui Institute For Safety Research Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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