Bisphenol A-induced sperimatogenic damage
LBPs showed protected effects against spermatogenic injuries induced by bisphenol A in mice.177 Bisphenol A was subcutaneously injected into mice at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight for 7 consecutive days and LBPs were administered simultaneously with bisphenol A by gavage daily for 7 days. The results showed that the weights of testis and epididymis were all increased after supplementation with different dosages of LBPs compared with bisphenol A alone group, and the activities of SOD and GPx were significantly increased in LBP-treated groups, while MDA contents were gradually decreased.177 LBPs also showed significant positive effects on the expression of Bcl-2/Bax in bisphenol A-treated mice. The authors concluded that LBPs might be one of the potential ingredients protecting the adult male animals from bisphenol A-induced reproductive damage (Figure 15).