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22. Effect of shell as natural testosterone boosters in Sprague Dawley rats
Pudji Astuti, Claude Mona Airin, Sarmin Sarmin, Alfarisa Nururrozi and Sri Harimurti
Veterinary World, 12(10): 1677-1681

Pudji Astuti: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Claude Mona Airin: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sarmin Sarmin: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Alfarisa Nururrozi: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sri Harimurti: Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1677-1681

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Article history: Received: 16-04-2019, Accepted: 12-09-2019, Published online: 30-10-2019

Corresponding author: Pudji Astuti

E-mail: pastuti2@ugm.ac.id

Citation: Astuti P, Airin CM, Sarmin S, Nururrozi A, Harimurti S (2019) Effect of shell as natural testosterone boosters in Sprague Dawley rats, Veterinary World, 12(10): 1677-1681.
Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of shell supplementation on the regulation of male reproduction in rats.

Materials and Methods: The zinc (Zn) level of shell from blood clam (Anadara granosa), green mussel (Perna viridis), and conch shell (Telescopium telescopium) was analyzed. The highest Zn content shell was fed to male Sprague Dawley rats for 0, 9, 30, and 50 days at the dose of either 0.09 mg/200 g BW or 0.18 mg/200 g BW. To determine the testosterone levels, blood was collected through the infraorbitalis sinus just before the rat was sacrificed. Testicular and brain were also collected for Cyp19 aromatase receptor analysis.

Results: The Zn level in the shell of blood clam, green mussel, and conch shell 61.55 mg/kg, 2.78 mg/kg, and 3.93 mg/kg, respectively. The testosterone level of T1 group receiving 0.18 mg/200 g BW for 0, 9, 30, and 50 days was 1.42±0.59, 2.15±1.58, 2.98±2.53, and 8.11±2.03 ng/mL, respectively. The testosterone level of T2 group receiving 0.09 mg/200 g BW for 0, 9, 30, and 50 days was 2.50±0.32, 1.25±0.60, 3.87±3.27, and 3.54±0.23 ng/mL, respectively. The T3 group receiving Na-CMC showed the level of testosterone at days 0, 9, 30, and 50 days was 0.77±0.22, 1.99±1.65, 4.12±0.07, and 2.19±1.30 ng/mL, respectively. Finally, the T4 group receiving Zn showed testosterone levels at days 0, 9, 30, and 50 days was 0.51±0.58, 2.24±3.16, 4.58±1.97, and 2.89±0.20 ng/mL, respectively. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) between the T1 group compared to the other groups. However, the absence of expression of Cyp19 aromatase both in Leydig cells and the brain indicated no conversion of testosterone to estradiol. To add, this finding showed the potential use of the shell to boost the testosterone level in male rats.

Conclusion: Shell acted as an aromatase blocker to boost the testosterone level in male rats. This also indicates its promising application in birds to manipulate the quality of song and feather.

Keywords: Cyp19, shell, testosterone, zinc.