Lasianthera africana leaves mitigate the toxicity of diabetes on the testicles in Wistar rats.

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  • Eko Winifred O, Akuodor GC, Ofor CC, Anele DO, Eze CE3,, Nwankwo KA, Ramalan MA, Aja DOJ, Nwadum SK, Grace A. Essiet Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48047/9dw30653

Keywords:

Lasianthera africana; Diabetes; Testesticular; Toxicology; Rats

Abstract

Objective: In Nigeria, testicular toxicity is a known side effect of diabetes mellitus, one of the disorders for which the leaves of Lasianthera africana are used in ethnomedicine. This study evaluated the leaf extract and its fractions’ ability to mitigate the  toxicity of diabetes-induced testicular damage in rats.  

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Sun H, Saeedi P, Karuranga S, Pinkepank M, Ogurtsova K, Duncan BB, Stein C, Basit A, Chan JCN, Mbanya JC, Pavkov ME, Ramachandaran A, Wild SH, James S, Herman WH, ZhangP, Bommer C, Kuo S, Boyko EJ, Magliano DJ. IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045. Diabet Rese Clin Pract. 2022; 183:109119.

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Published

2025-11-29

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 5 (2025): Year 2025 ,Volume 54 Issue 5

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Original

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Lasianthera africana leaves mitigate the toxicity of diabetes on the testicles in Wistar rats. (Eko Winifred O, Akuodor GC, Ofor CC, Anele DO, Eze CE3, Nwankwo KA, Ramalan MA, Aja DOJ, Nwadum SK, Grace A. Essiet , Trans.). (2025). Cuestiones De Fisioterapia, 54(5), 4966-4989. https://doi.org/10.48047/9dw30653