Effects of thymoquinone or capsaicin on testicular malondialdehyde (MDA) content in acrylamide-challenged rats
Acrylamide, drastically increased testicular MDA by more than 4-fold (418%) compared to control animals. Administration of either TQ or capsaicin to acrylamide-challenged rats significantly reduced testicular contents by 58% and 40%, respectively compared to animals that received acrylamide alone. There was also significant elevation in testicular MDA level amounted to 43% following co-administration of capsaicin and acrylamide compared to the group that received TQ and acrylamide (Table 3) .