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Title: | The hormonal effects of Tribulus terrestris and its role in the management of male erectile dysfunction - an evaluation using primates, rabbit and rat | Authors: | Gauthaman, K. Ganesan, A.P. |
Keywords: | Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate Dihydrotestosterone Erectile dysfunction Protodioscin Steroidal glycosides Testosterone Tribulus terrestris |
Issue Date: | 2008 | Citation: | Gauthaman, K., Ganesan, A.P. (2008). The hormonal effects of Tribulus terrestris and its role in the management of male erectile dysfunction - an evaluation using primates, rabbit and rat. Phytomedicine 15 (1-2) : 44-54. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2007.11.011 | Abstract: | Hormonal effects of Tribulus terrestris (TT) were evaluated in primates, rabbit and rat to identify its usefulness in the management of erectile dysfunction (ED). TT extract was administered intravenously, as a bolus dose of 7.5, 15 and 30 mg/kg, in primates for acute study. Rabbits and normal rats were treated with 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg of TT extract orally for 8 weeks, for chronic study. In addition, castrated rats were treated either with testosterone cypionate (10 mg/kg, subcutaneously; biweekly for 8 weeks) or TT orally (5 mg/kg daily for 8 weeks). Blood samples were analyzed for testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) levels using radioimmunoassay. In primates, the increases in T (52%), DHT (31%) and DHEAS (29%) at 7.5 mg/kg were statistically significant. In rabbits, both T and DHT were increased compared to control, however, only the increases in DHT (by 30% and 32% at 5 and 10 mg/kg) were statistically significant. In castrated rats, increases in T levels by 51% and 25% were observed with T and TT extract respectively that were statistically significant. TT increases some of the sex hormones, possibly due to the presence of protodioscin in the extract. TT may be useful in mild to moderate cases of ED. © 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Phytomedicine | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/25985 | ISSN: | 09447113 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.11.011 |
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