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377) The levels and time-course of induction of stress response proteins and apoptosis-related proteins like cytochorome C, caspase 3 and procaspase 9, Fas-FasL, NF-kB and TNF-α were determined to assess sequential induction of apoptosis in the rat testis.
* Nigerian bonny-light crude oil induces alteration in testicular stress response proteins and caspase-3 dependent apoptosis in albino wistar rats.
- In the past few decades, there has been much concern about the adverse health effects of environmental contaminants in general and Crude Oil in particular around the Niger Delta region of Nigeria where all the crude Oil exploration is taking place. Studies have shown the repro-toxic effects of Bonny-light crude oil (BLCO). However, the insight into the mechanisms of gonadal toxicity induced by BLCO is not well known. In this study, we sought to elucidate the mechanism(s) underpinning the gonadal effects within hours of exposure to BLCO. Experimental rats were divided into five groups of four each. Animals were orally administered with a single dose of BLCO (800 mg/kg body weight) and killed at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 72 h post-treatment. The levels and time-course of induction of stress response proteins and apoptosis-related proteins like cytochorome C, caspase 3 and procaspase 9, Fas-FasL, NF-kB and TNF-α were determined to assess sequential induction of apoptosis in the rat testis. DNA damage was assessed by TUNEL assay. Administration of BLCO resulted in a significant increase in the levels of stress response proteins and apoptotis- related proteins as early as 6 h following exposure. Time-dependent elevations in the levels of the proteins were observed. The DNA damage was measured and showed time-dependent increase in the TUNEL positive cells of testicular cells. The study demonstrates induction of testicular apoptosis in adult rats following exposure to a single dose of BLCO.
Overview of noun level
The noun level has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (69) degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
2. (22) grade, level, tier -- (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of
the highest grade")
3. (15) degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social
sciences?")
4. (5) level -- (height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the
same level")
5. (1) level, spirit level -- (indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered
in a tube of liquid)
6. (1) horizontal surface, level -- (a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car
on the level")
7. level, layer, stratum -- (an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor
communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions
on many strata simultaneously")
8. floor, level, storey, story -- (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single
position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?")
Overview of verb level
The verb level has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) level -- (aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody")
2. (1) level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down -- (tear down so as to make
flat with the ground; "The building was levelled")
3. (1) flush, level, even out, even -- (make level or straight; "level the ground")
4. charge, level, point -- (direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at
me")
5. level -- (talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you")
6. level, level off -- (become level or even; "The ground levelled off")
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