scholarly journals The effects of increased blood pressure induced by phenylephrine on Morris water maze tasks in male and female rats

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-371
Author(s):  
M Rahimi ◽  
F Vafaee ◽  
MN Shafei ◽  
S Niazmand ◽  
A Khajavi-Rad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Morris Water Maze ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats

scholarly journals Effect of Chronic Administration of Nickel on Affective and Cognitive Behavior in Male and Female Rats: Possible Implication of Oxidative Stress Pathway

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouloud Lamtai ◽  
Jihane Chaibat ◽  
Sihame Ouakki ◽  
Oussama Zghari ◽  
Abdelhalem Mesfioui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Morris Water Maze ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Chronic Administration ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Spatial Learning And Memory ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats

Nickel (Ni) toxicity has been reported to produce biochemical and behavioral dysfunction. The present study was undertaken to examine whether Ni chronic administration can induce alterations of affective and cognitive behavior and oxidative stress in male and female rats. Twenty-four rats, for each gender, divided into control and three test groups (n = 6), were injected intraperitoneally with saline (0.9% NaCl) or NiCl2 (0.25 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. After treatment period, animals were tested in the open-field, elevated plus maze tests for anxiety-like behavior, and forced swimming test for depression-like behavior. The Morris Water Maze was used to evaluate the spatial learning and memory. The hippocampus of each animal was taken for biochemical examination. The results showed that Ni administration dose dependently increased anxiety-like behavior in both tests. A significant increase in depression-like symptoms was also exhibited by Ni treated rats. In the Morris Water Maze test, the spatial learning and memory were significantly impaired just in males treated with 1 mg/kg of Ni. With regard to biochemical analysis, activity of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were significantly decreased, while the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the hippocampus were significantly increased in the Ni-treated groups. Consequently, chronic Ni administration induced behavioral and biochemical dysfunctions.

Abstract 9: Endothelin B Receptors Protect Against Hypertension Induced by Chronic Angiotensin II in Female Rats

Hypertension ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wararat Kittikulsuth ◽  
David M Pollock
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Salt ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
High Salt Diet ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats ◽  
Endothelin B

Endothelin B (ET B ) receptors mediate vasodilation, anti-inflammation and natriuresis, which ultimately contribute to blood pressure control. We previously showed that renal medullary ET B receptor function is maintained in female angiotensin (Ang) II hypertensive rats, while male Ang II hypertensive rats have blunted ET B -induced natriuretic responses. Because female rats are more resistance to blood pressure elevation induced by high salt intake and/or Ang II infusion, we hypothesized that ET B receptors protect female rats against the hypertensive response and renal injury induced by a high salt diet and chronic Ang II infusion compared to males. Male and female rats received Ang II infusion (150 ng/kg/min; sc.) with 4% NaCl for 4 weeks; blood pressure was measured by telemetry. After a week of Ang II infusion with a high salt diet, subsets of both male and female rats received the ET B antagonist, A-192621, at three doses on consecutive weeks (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg/d in food). Male rats had a significantly higher blood pressure compared to females after 4 weeks of Ang II (178±10 vs. 138±10 mmHg; p<0.05). A-192621 resulted in a dose-dependent increase in blood pressure in female Ang II hypertensive rats (167±8 mmHg at 10 mg/kg/d; p<0.05); the increase produced by A-192621 in male Ang II hypertensive rats was not statistically significant (193±10 mmHg). After 4 weeks of Ang II infusion, the level of proteinuria and nephrinuria was higher in male rats compared to female. A-192621 did not further increase urinary excretion of protein or nephrin in both male and female Ang II hypertensive rats. In conclusion, these results support the hypothesis that ET B receptors provide more protection against hypertension during chronic Ang II infusion in female rats compared to male.

scholarly journals Fetal Undernutrition Induces Resistance Artery Remodeling and Stiffness in Male and Female Rats Independent of Hypertension

Biomedicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 424
Author(s):  
Perla Y. Gutiérrez-Arzapalo ◽  
Pilar Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
David Ramiro-Cortijo ◽  
Marta Gil-Ortega ◽  
Beatriz Somoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Level ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Resistance Artery ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Maternal Undernutrition ◽  
Male And Female Rats ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Artery Remodeling ◽  
Tail Cuff

Fetal undernutrition programs hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, and resistance artery remodeling may be a contributing factor. We aimed to assess if fetal undernutrition induces resistance artery remodeling and the relationship with hypertension. Sprague–Dawley dams were fed ad libitum (Control) or with 50% of control intake between days 11 and 21 of gestation (maternal undernutrition, MUN). In six-month-old male and female offspring we assessed blood pressure (anesthetized and tail-cuff); mesenteric resistance artery (MRA) structure and mechanics (pressure myography), cellular and internal elastic lamina (IEL) organization (confocal microscopy) and plasma MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity (zymography). Systolic blood pressure (SBP, tail-cuff) and plasma MMP activity were assessed in 18-month-old rats. At the age of six months MUN males exhibited significantly higher blood pressure (anesthetized or tail-cuff) and plasma MMP-9 activity, while MUN females did not exhibit significant differences, compared to sex-matched controls. MRA from 6-month-old MUN males and females showed a smaller diameter, reduced adventitial, smooth muscle cell density and IEL fenestra area, and a leftward shift of stress-strain curves. At the age of eighteen months SBP and MMP-9 activity were higher in both MUN males and females, compared to sex-matched controls. These data suggest that fetal undernutrition induces MRA inward eutrophic remodeling and stiffness in both sexes, independent of blood pressure level. Resistance artery structural and mechanical alterations can participate in the development of hypertension in aged females and may contribute to adverse cardiovascular events associated with low birth weight in both sexes.

scholarly journals A role for puberty in water maze performance in male and female rats.

2016 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari Willing ◽  
Carly M. Drzewiecki ◽  
Bethany A. Cuenod ◽  
Laura R. Cortes ◽  
Janice M. Juraska
Keyword(s):  
Water Maze ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Maze Performance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats

Relationship among hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension is dependent on sex

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (2) ◽  
pp. H562-H567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise M. Galipeau ◽  
Linfu Yao ◽  
John H. McNeill
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Insulin Treatment ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats

Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance have been linked to hypertension; however, the influence of sex on this relationship has not been well studied. The purpose of this experiment was to compare the effects of chronic insulin treatment on insulin sensitivity and blood pressure in male and female rats. Male and female Wistar rats were treated with insulin (2 U/day) via subcutaneous sustained release implants for 5 wk. Systolic blood pressure was measured via the tail-cuff method before and after treatment, and insulin sensitivity was assessed with an oral glucose tolerance test. The insulin sensitivity of female rats was 4.5-fold greater than male rats. Chronic insulin treatment impaired insulin sensitivity in both sexes; however, this occurred to a greater degree in male rats. Blood pressure increased in male rats treated with insulin only. The results demonstrate that hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are associated with hypertension in male rats only. Therefore, the link between these conditions appears to depend on sex.

scholarly journals Impact of gonadectomy on blood pressure regulation in ageing male and female rats

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wioletta Pijacka ◽  
Bethan Clifford ◽  
Dawid Walas ◽  
Chantal Tilburgs ◽  
Jaap A. Joles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Regulation ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Pressure Regulation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats ◽  
Ageing Male

Effects of perinatal diet and prenatal stress on the behavioural profile of aged male and female rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xabier Bengoetxea ◽  
Laura Paternain ◽  
Eva Martisova ◽  
Fermin I Milagro ◽  
J Alfredo Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Morris Water Maze ◽  
Prenatal Stress ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Female Offspring ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Aged Rats ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Immobility Time

The present work studies whether chronic prenatal stress (PS) influences the long-term sex-dependent neuropsychological status of offspring and the effects of an early dietary intervention in the dam. In addition, dams were fed with either a high-fat sugar diet (HFSD) or methyl donor supplemented diet (MDSD). PS procedure did not affect body weight of the offspring. MDSD induced decreases in body weight both in male and female offspring (1 month) that were still present in aged rats. HFSD induced an increase in body weight both in male and female offspring that did not persist in aged rats. In the Porsolt forced swimming test, only young males showed increases in immobility time that were reversed by MDSD. In old female rats (20 months), PS-induced cognitive impairment in both the novel object recognition test (NORT) and in the Morris water maze that was reversed by MDSD, whereas in old males, cognitive impairments and reversion by MDSD was evident only in the Morris water maze. HFSD induced cognitive impairment in both control and PS old rats, but there was no additive effect of PS and HFSD. It is proposed here that the diversity of symptoms following PS could arise from programming effects in early brain development and that these effects could be modified by dietary intake of the dam.

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