Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
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Volume 73: Issue 1
The effects of the light spectrum on the reproductive system and epididymal semen quality of pubertal male rats
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Tutku Can Acisu Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

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Serkan Ali Akarsu Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

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Fatma Firat Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

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Nurhan Tiraşçi Department of Animal Science, Experimental Animal Production Application and Research Center, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey

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Yasin Baykalir Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Balikesir University, 10463, Balikesir, Turkey

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Songül Çeribaşi Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

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Ülkü Gülcihan Şimşek Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

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Mustafa Sönmez Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

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1–7
Online Publication Date:
18 Feb 2025
Publication Date:
22 Apr 2025
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2025.01063
Keywords:
light; oxidative stress; rat; sperm; testis
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Abstract

Light is one of the factors affecting physiological functions in living things. In the present study, reproductive functions of male rats exposed to different wavelengths of light were evaluated. For this purpose, a total of 56 male Sprague Dawley rats were used in 7 groups (n = 8 per group). Rats were exposed to light spectrum with different wavelengths for 63 days. It was observed that malondialdehyde levels were lower in the orange (2.77 ± 0.16 nmol*mL−1), red (4.27 ± 0.17 nmol*mL−1), yellow (5.14 ± 0.15 nmol*mL−1) and green (5.56 ± 0.40 nmol*mL−1) coloured light group compared to the other groups [purple (7.07 ± 0.96 nmol*mL−1), blue (7.52 ± 0.89 nmol*mL−1), white (8.59 ± 1.20 nmol*mL−1)] (P < 0.001). The lowest glutathione levels were observed in purple (86.82 ± 1.63 nmol mL−1), blue (101.25 ± 3.61 nmol*mL−1), yellow (105.44 ± 1.70 nmol*mL−1) and green (108.11 ± 0.51 nmol*mL−1) coloured groups, respectively. The lowest sperm motility percentage was found in blue (29.16 ± 11.40), purple (56.25 ± 3.36), green (62.50 ± 4.91) and white (69.58 ± 5.51) coloured light groups compared to the other groups (P < 0.001). Epididymal sperm density decreased significantly in rats exposed to purple, orange and blue light (P < 0.001). The abnormal sperm ratio was higher in the blue and white light group compared to the other groups (P < 0.001). Histological examinations showed that tubulus seminiferus contortus diameter and germinal cell thickness decreased significantly in the purple light treatment (P < 0.001). As a summary, the application of purple and blue light has negative effects on the reproductive function in rats.

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  • Mária BENKŐ (Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Gábor BODÓ (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Béla DÉNES (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest Hungary)
  • Edit ESZTERBAUER (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Hedvig FÉBEL (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • László FODOR (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • János GÁL (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Balázs HARRACH (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Peter MASSÁNYI (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic)
  • Béla NAGY (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Tibor NÉMETH (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Zsuzsanna NEOGRÁDY (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Dušan PALIĆ (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany)
  • Alessandra PELAGALLI (University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy)
  • Kurt PFISTER (Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany)
  • László SOLTI (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • József SZABÓ (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
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