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Panax Ginseng Protects Against Doxorubicin-Induced Testicular Injury in Male Rats by Modulating NF-κB/COX-2 and AR PathwaysYeni, YesimCicek, BetulHacimuftuoglu, AhmetOzkaraca, MustafaMokhtare, BehzadDoxorubicinMale FertilityOxidative StressPanax GinsengReal-Time PCRAnimalsCyclooxygenase 2MaleMalondialdehydeNF-kappa BPanaxPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AndrogenSignal TransductionTestisTestosteroneantioxidantcatalasefollitropinginseng extractglutathioneinterleukin 1betalactate dehydrogenaseluteinizing hormonemalonaldehydesuperoxide dismutasethiopentalPanax ginseng (PG) is a medicinal plant used for many years to treat many diseases. The current study aimed to investigate the possible prophylactic and therapeutic effects of PG extract on doxorubicin (DOX)-induced testicular toxicity in rats. 32 adult male Sprague–Dawley rats (200–250 g) were used in the experiment. The experimental groups were designed as control (normal saline, intraperitoneal), DOX (18 mg/kg, intraperitoneal), PG (200 mg/kg, gavage), and PG + DOX (200 mg/kg, gavage). After treatment, serum levels of testosterone, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), glutathione (GSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), catalase (CAT), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured. Then, gene expression, histopathological, and immunohistochemical analyses were performed on testicular tissues. Compared to DOX, treatment with PG + DOX showed a significant improvement in serum levels of FSH, testosterone, LH, TNF-α, IL-1β, MDA, SOD, LDH, GSH, and CAT. It was also observed that PG + DOX decreased nuclear factor-κB and cyclooxygenase-2 expression levels, increased androgen receptor expression, restored testicular histopathological structure, and significantly improved spermatogenesis. The results of the present study showed that PG may have an ameliorative effect against DOX-induced male reproductive toxicity, as DOX causes male reproductive toxicity. It can be concluded that PG is one of the effects that protect against DOX-induced testicular toxicity in rats by reducing lipid peroxidation and activating the antioxidant system. In light of this information, PG may be a useful agent to prevent the testicular toxicity observed in men receiving DOX treatment. © The Author(s) 2025.Springer2025Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/10921https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-025-05116-90893-7648enMolecular Neurobiologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/10921