TY - JOUR A1 - , T1 - Aqueous peel extract of Citrus aurantifolia attenuated tramadol-mediated testicular oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammations and histo-architectural degeneration in a rat model JO - Eur. J. Anat. SN - 1136-4890 Y1 - 2020 VL - 24 SP - 429 EP - 437 UR - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=200004ga KW - Testes â?? Oxidative stress â?? Infertility â?? Citrus aurantifolia â?? Tramadol N2 - Tramadol is one of the most commonly abused drugs. It has been reported to impair testicular function in models. Citrus aurantifolia is a citrus fruit used extensively in beverages and herbal preparations. This study investigated the modulat-ing role of aqueous zest extract of Citrus aurantifo-lia (AZECA) against tramadol-mediated testicular toxicity in rat. Twenty-five male rats were assigned to 5 groups and orally treated with distilled water (negative control) for 28 days, 30mg/kg of tra-madol (positive control) for 14 days, 30 mg/kg of tramadol for first two weeks and 50 (treatment 1) and 100 mg/kg (treatment 1) of AZECA for the last 2 weeks. Biochemical markers were evaluated and testes were stained routinely for morphometry. Results shows a significant (p<0.05) decrease in testosterone, FSH and LH, SOD, CAT and a signif-icant increase MDA, IL-1 and TNF-∝ evidenced by a significant (p<0.05) reduction in volumetric proportion of interstitium and seminiferous tubules-tunica propria, macrophages, blood vessels and lymphatic space, macrophages, connective tissue, diameter, cross-sectional area and number of pro-files of seminiferous tubules per unit area in group treated with tramadol-alone. These parameters were significantly (p<0.05) negated in groups that had AZECA supplementation. This study has demonstrated that treatment with AZECA exerted a potent testiculo-protective activity against tra-madol-induced testicular injury in rats. ER -