Curcumin and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Ankle, Testis, and Ovary Deleterious Histological Changes in Arthritic Rats via Suppression of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Figure 8

Photomicrographs of sections in testis of control rat groups: (a) water; (b) magnified cross section of (a); (c) CMC; (d) curcumin; (e) stem cells showing normal histological structure seminiferous tubules (S), interstitial space containing Leydig cells (arrow), spermatogonia (SG) resting upon the basal lamina of the seminiferous tubules that are oval in shape, primary spermatocytes (PS), recognized by their large nuclei, spermatids (SD) with rounded nuclei, Sertoli cells (SC) with nuclei located basally, and sperms in the lumen of the tubules (SP) (H&E).

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