Effects of thymoquinone or capsaicin on serum luteinizing
hormone (LH) Level in acrylamide challenged rats
Animals kept on acrylamide showed marked nadir in serum level of LH
amounted to 63% compared to control animals. Concurrent administration
of either TQ or capsaicin to animals challenged with acrylamide
exhibited apparent increases in serum LH levels amounted to 95% and
78%, respectively compared to rats treated with acrylamide alone(Table 2) .
Effects of thymoquinone or capsaicin on testicular lactate
dehydrogenase isoenzyme-X (LDH-X) activity in acrylamide-challenged
rats
Acrylamide, however, exhibited apparent decrease in LDH-X activity
amounted to 48% compared to control animals. Concurrent administration
with TQ to rats challenged with acrylamide showed significant increase
in LDH-X activity amounted to about 31% compared to animals treated
with acrylamide alone. Capsaicin had no effect on LDH-X activity when
given to animals kept on acrylamide compared to the group that received
acrylamide alone (Figure 1) .
Effects of thymoquinone or capsaicin on antioxidants
parameters level in acrylamide challenged rats