CellWell record HH-291510
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Extracts Ameliorate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Rats by Inhibiting Follicular Atresia and Modulating Ghrelin and Leptin
Vanis Slauvers Akago; Marie Alfrede Mvondo; Sefirin Djiogue; Stephen Lacmata Tamekou; Nina-Sonia Messongue Mbollo; Josue Jobin Biba; Agatha Yelah Ntumnyuy; Lylie Gisèle Atsafack Mboudem; Perpetue Atsama Mbede; Christophe Mezui; Hélène Carole Edima-Durand; Jules-Roger Kuiate; Dieudonné Njamen
2026
In plain language
In rats with letrozole-induced polycystic ovary syndrome, lemongrass extracts lowered serum testosterone and leptin, raised estradiol and ghrelin, reduced ovarian iron and oxidative stress markers, and decreased cystic and atretic follicles.
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