Acupuncture Can Increase Spermatogenic Cells in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed by Heatstroke

Muhammad Thohawi Elziyad Purnama, Imas Hapsari Rahmaningtyas, Ainun Septia Putri, Angela Swasti Ivana Lee, Fachrun Nisa Tatimma, Herlina Masyitoh

2018

Abstract

Global warming is the newest condition that causes many re-emerging diseases. Heatstroke has been predicted as one of the global warming effects that made an important role in reproductive disease. Heatstroke with a high temperature in environmental conditions can potentially cause infertility, especially in physiological functions of the reproductive system. The objective of this study is to examine the potential of acupuncture in increasing spermatogenic cells and testosterone levels. Acupuncture therapy is expected to be an alternative solution for reducing body temperature and restoring the function of the reproductive system. In this study, 20 albino rats were used and divided into five treatments, wherein negative control group (C-) was not exposed to heatstroke and acupuncture and positive control group (C+) was exposed to heatstroke for 20 seconds. Treatment groups (T1, T2, T3) were exposed to heatstroke and acupuncture for 5; 10; and 20 seconds/rat/day. The acupuncture treatment has been performed on Wei-Jian and Ming-Men points for one week. The test was prepared with hematoxylin-eosin staining to evaluate spermatogenic cells. The blood serum collected for assay was standardized by testosterone ELISA kit. The data of spermatogenic cells and testosterone levels were analyzed using ANOVA, followed by Duncan test when there were significantly different results (p<0.05). The results showed that the spermatogenic cells of (C+) were significantly different (p<0.05) from those of T1, T2, and T3 and the testosterone levels of the treatment groups were not significantly different (p>0.05). It can be concluded that acupuncture can increase the quality of spermatogenic cells in the testis that has been exposed to heatstroke although it has no effects on testosterone level

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Purnama M., Rahmaningtyas I., Putri A., Lee A., Tatimma F. and Masyitoh H. (2018). Acupuncture Can Increase Spermatogenic Cells in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed by Heatstroke.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Postgraduate School - Volume 1: ICPS, ISBN 978-989-758-348-3, pages 575-577. DOI: 10.5220/0007547305750577

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icps18,
author={Muhammad Thohawi Elziyad Purnama and Imas Hapsari Rahmaningtyas and Ainun Septia Putri and Angela Swasti Ivana Lee and Fachrun Nisa Tatimma and Herlina Masyitoh},
title={Acupuncture Can Increase Spermatogenic Cells in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed by Heatstroke},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Postgraduate School - Volume 1: ICPS,},
year={2018},
pages={575-577},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007547305750577},
isbn={978-989-758-348-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Postgraduate School - Volume 1: ICPS,
TI - Acupuncture Can Increase Spermatogenic Cells in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed by Heatstroke
SN - 978-989-758-348-3
AU - Purnama M.
AU - Rahmaningtyas I.
AU - Putri A.
AU - Lee A.
AU - Tatimma F.
AU - Masyitoh H.
PY - 2018
SP - 575
EP - 577
DO - 10.5220/0007547305750577