Dietary lipids modify redox homeostasis and steroidogenic status in rat testis

Influence of virgin coconut oil (VCNO) on oxidative stress, serum testosterone and gonadotropic hormones (FSH, LH) in chronic ethanol ingestion

“…This study agrees with the findings of other authors who have reported that animals fed CNO diets showed high testicular levels of antioxidants in addition to significantly high levels of testosterone and increase in the activities of 3-beta or 17-beta dehydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes, key enzymes involved in testosterone biosynthesis (Hurtado de Catalfo et al, 2008). …”

Effect of Combination Therapy of Fatty Acids, Calcium, Vitamin D and Boron with Regular Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rat

“…The mean testosterone and free testosterone levels was 15 higher in the group 7 which is consistent with the result of Hurtado de catalfo et al 2008 . They reported that a coconut oil diet produced a high testicular level of antioxidants, testosterone, 3 beta-or 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes 36 . The activity of these two key enzymes involved in testosterone biosynthesis is enhanced by coconut oil 37 .…”

Dietary fats significantly influence the survival of penumbral neurons in a rat model of chronic ischemic by modifying lipid mediators, inflammatory biomarkers, NOS production, and redox-dependent apoptotic signals

“…The elevated concentration of polyphenols in the virgin olive oil employed compared to the other commercial oils assayed has led us to assume that it is in this unsaponifiable fraction where the protective effects resides. In addition, if we consider the fatty acid composition of the oils, we and other researchers have demonstrated that oxidative stress is highly dependent on the unsaturation of the fatty acyl chains [31]. The fatty acids of soybean and grape seed oils are strong pro-oxidative inducers [29][30][31].…”

“…During the feeding period clinical examination, body weight, foot intake and water consumption were daily controlled [44]. All isocaloric diets were prepared in identical manner with the addition of one of the different commercial oils (70 g/ Kg diet) as detailed previously [30,31]. General composition and fatty acid composition of the diets were reported in detail in previuos papers [30,31].…”

“…Fatty acids may modulate inflammatory response [27,28], modify the antioxidant status of many tissues [29,30,31], and regulate ceramide generation [32]. In addition, several studies confirmed that other components of dietary fats such as polyphenols play an important role in the prevention of stroke and cardiovascular illnesses or they attenuate the detrimental effects caused by ischemia [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41].…”