<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Amira Kamalrudin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Malina Jasamai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahanem Mat Noor</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ameliorative Effect of Moringa oleifera Fruit Extract on Reproductive Parameters in Diabetic-induced Male Rats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diabetes mellitus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fasting blood glucose level</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male reproductive</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moringa oleifera fruit</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sperm quality</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s54-s58</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Diabetes mellitus negatively impact the male reproductive parameters. The ability of &lt;em&gt;Moringa oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit to improve the reproductive parameters in diabetic-induced male has yet to be documented. Aim: To investigate the anti-hyperglycaemic potential of &lt;em&gt;M. oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit aqueous extract and its effect on reproductive parameters in diabetic-induced male rats. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; A total of 20 male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups; normal control (without diabetic induction), negative control (diabetes without treatment), positive control (diabetes with metformin) and treatment group (diabetes with 500 mg/kg &lt;em&gt;M. oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit aqueous extract). Treatments were given&lt;em&gt; via&lt;/em&gt; oral gavage for 21 consecutive days. Analysis of fasting blood glucose level, sperm quality, testicular histology and relative testis weight were performed. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The administration of &lt;em&gt;M. oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit aqueous extract exhibited a significant reduction in fasting blood glucose level and a pronounced increase in sperm quality (sperm count, motility, viability and morphology) compared with the negative control group. &lt;em&gt;M. oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit extract restored the histology of the testes as they were seen to be packed with sperms and showed an organised spermatogenesis. The relative testis weight showed no significant difference between all groups. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The results obtained suggested that &lt;em&gt;M. oleifera&lt;/em&gt; fruit aqueous extract possessed an antihyperglycaemic property and improved the reproductive parameters in diabetic-induced rats&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s54</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amira&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Kamalrudin&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Malina Jasamai&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mahanem Mat Noor&lt;sup&gt;1* &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt; 2&lt;/sup&gt;Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>