야콘 50% 에탄올 추출물의 성인 남성의 정자 수 증가효과

• 영문명: The Spermatogenic Effect of 50% Ethanol Extracts of Yacon in Healthy Male Volunteers
• 발행기관: 대한약학회
• 저자명: 박정숙(Jeong Sook Park) 황석연(Seock Yeon Hwang) 한건(Kun Han)
• 간행물 정보: 『약학회지』제53권 제5호 (2009년), 250~258쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.10.31

영문 초록

Male reproductive function seems to have deteriorated considerably in the past 4 to 5 decades. It was observed a significant decline in mean sperm counts from 113×106/ml in 1940 to 66×106/ml in 1990; a fall of 0.94×106/ml/year. We reported that Yacon tuber extracts have spermatogenic effects in rat. In the present study, we tested the spermatogenic effect of Yacon tuber extracts in healthy male volunteers. Subjects were assigned randomly to the control group and the Yacon ethanol extracts administered group (each 12 subjects). And, placebo or Yacon tuber extracts (100 ml) were administered two times daily, by oral for 3 months. Sperm numbers, biochemical parameters and hormone levels were recorded before starting administration, then every month. The Yacon tuber extracts administered group showed significant time dependant increases in according to administration period. Especially, the numbers of sperm increased by 54% after 3 months of administration. And, in Yacon tuber extracts administered group, testosterone and estradiol level were significantly higher than placebo group. On the other hands, Yacon tuber extracts didn't show any toxicity in glucose and lipid metabolism and liver and kidney function. The results of the present study suggest that Yacon tuber extract is a possible therapeutic for the treatment of sperm deficiency.

키워드

Yacon sperm spermatogenesis testosterone estradiol