scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF ATP-LONG AND MOLSIDOMINE COMBINATION ON THE BIOELECTRIC ACTIVITY OF THE MYOCARDIAL OF YOUNG AND OLD RATS IN CHRONIC SOFT STRESS

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Liana Kuprash ◽  
Ludmila Sharabura ◽  
Tetyana Panteleymonova ◽  
Svitlana Hudarenko ◽  
Nina Sykalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Bioelectrical Activity ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Old Rats

Introduction. Age-related changes in the cardiovascular system lead to a decrease in its reserve adaptive capabilities and an increase in the likelihood of developing diseases under stress and overstrain. A number of experiments have proven the significant role of emotional overstrain and stress in the development of cardiovascular diseases. The high incidence of the circulatory system, the long course and severity of diseases in elderly and old people determine the relevance of the search for treatment using effective and safe drugs. Aim: iinvestigate the effect of a combination of ATP-LONG and molsidomine on the functional state of the myocardium of young and old rats under chronic soft stress. Materials and methods. In experiments on young (10 months) and old (24 months) male Wistar rats, the cardiotropic and cardioprotective activity of the combination of the metabolic cardioprotector ATP-LONG and the vasodilator molsidomine was studied under conditions of chronic soft stress. Results. The negative impact of chronic soft stress on the bioelectrical activity of the myocardium – a violation of the processes of repolarization, conduction and contractility of the heart was found in young rats. The combination of ATP-LONG and molsidomine normalized the bioelectrical activity of the myocardium and increased its resistance to stress factors. In old rats under the influence of chronic stress, signs of impaired repolarization and electrical instability of the heart were more significant than in young animals. The combination ATP-LONG and molsidomine prevented the damaging effect of chronic stress and contributed to the normalization of the electrophysiological parameters of the myocardium of old rats. Conclusions. The results of experiments indicate the pharmacological cardiotropic activity of the combination of ATPLONG and molsidomine in young and old rats with chronic soft stress. Keywords: young rats, old rats, chronic soft stress, myocardium, electrocardiogram, bioelectrical activity of the heart, ATP-LONG, molsidomine, cardioprotective effect.

scholarly journals Gut Microbiota Is Involved in Alcohol-Induced Osteoporosis in Young and Old Rats Through Immune Regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Cheng ◽  
Bo Tan ◽  
Xiaojing Wu ◽  
Feng Liao ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Bone Metabolism ◽  
Alcohol Metabolism ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Old Rats

Long-term and excessive alcohol consumption are risk factors for osteoporosis. Excessive drinking can reduce bone density and also cause imbalance of gut microbiota. And gut microbiota can affect bone metabolism through various mechanisms, and the regulation of gut microbiota is closely related to age. However, the effects of gut microbiota on alcohol-induced osteoporosis at different ages are unclear. In this study, young and old rats were used to induce osteoporosis by long-term alcohol consumption, and alcohol metabolism, bone morphology, bone absorption and immune activity of rats were analyzed to determine the effects of alcohol on rats of different ages. In addition, changes of gut microbiota in rats were analyzed to explore the role of gut microbiota in alcohol-induced osteoporosis in rats of different ages. The results showed the ability of alcohol metabolism was only associated with age, but not with alcohol consumption. Long-term alcohol consumption resulted in the changes of bone metabolism regulating hormones, bone loss, activation of receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) signaling and inflammatory response. And osteoporosis was more severe in old rats than young rats, suggesting that alcohol-induced osteoporosis is age-related. In addition, long-term drinking also affected the composition of gut microbiota in rats, with a significant increase in the proportion of pro-inflammatory microorganisms. Overall, this study found that long-term alcohol consumption induced osteoporosis and affected the composition of gut microbiota. And alcohol can activate T lymphocytes directly or indirectly by regulating the changes of gut microbiota to produce cytokines, and further activate osteoclasts. In addition, the osteoporosis was more severe in the old rats than young rats, which may be due to the higher diversity and stronger regulation ability of gut microbiota in young rats compared with old rats.

scholarly journals Cell-Free DNA Plasma Levels Differ in Age-Specific Pattern in Healthy Rats and Castrates with Testosterone-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. N. Vasilyeva ◽  
V. G. Bespalov ◽  
J. D. Von ◽  
A. L. Semenov ◽  
G. V. Tochilnikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cell Free Dna ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Free Dna ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Old Rats

The purpose of this work was to study changes in the level of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the blood of young and old rats in the normal state and with induced benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups—young (3 months), old (20 months), intact, or with testosterone-induced BPH. Groups with BPH were subjected to surgical castration and administration of testosterone esters at a dose of 25 mg/kg for a total of 7 injections for 20 days. In intact animals, the level of cfDNA in old rats (2.00±0.14 ng/μl) was significantly higher than that in the young (1.02±0.30 ng/μl). The body and the prostate weights of old rats were 1.6 and 1.4 times larger than those of the young, without an increase in the prostate index (PI). The testosterone level in the blood of young rats was 1.6 times higher than that of old (6.20±0.93 nmol/l vs. 3.77±0.55 nmol/l; NS). In animals with BPH, the level of cfDNA in old rats (3.14±0.76 ng/μl) was significantly higher than that in young rats (0.80±0.14 ng/μl). The body and the prostate weights in old rats were 1.8 and 2.3 times larger, than those in young rats, with an increase in the PI. The level of testosterone in the blood of young (15.76±0.51 nmol/l) and old (16.99±1.1 nmol/l) rats was not significantly different. Morphological signs of BPH were observed in the prostate of both young and old rats. During the induction of BPH in the experiment, according to the level of cfDNA, cell death processes have not changed significantly in young rats but significantly increased in old rats. A similar trend was observed in the group of intact animals. The obtained data indicate that apoptosis processes are enhanced during the development of BPH despite the growth of tissues in the prostate itself.

Effects of age on metabolic responses to acute and chronic stress

1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (5) ◽  
pp. E617-E624 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Odio ◽  
A. Brodish
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Free Fatty Acids ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Metabolic Responses ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Aged Rats ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Acute And Chronic Stress ◽  
Old Rats

The effect of age on the capacity of an organism to mobilize glucose and free fatty acids during stress and to adapt these responses from an acute to a chronic stress situation is not known. The purpose of this study was to determine whether aging impaired the capacity to 1) raise glucose and free fatty acid levels and suppress insulin release in acute stress situations and 2) develop adaptation of these responses to exposure to chronic stress. Our results indicate that 6-mo-old rats (young) trained to escape electric shock (short-term modulation) showed greater acute stress-induced hyperglycemic, hypoinsulinemic, and lipolytic responses than untrained young rats. By contrast, in 22-mo-old rats (old), responses of trained and untrained animals were not different. In the chronic stress (long-term adaptation) experiments, it was found that 1) adaptation of stress-induced hyperglycemia occurred at a faster rate in young than in old animals; 2) in young but not in aged rats, a strong positive correlation was observed between adaptation of stress-induced hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia; and 3) in young rats, stress-induced lipolytic responses declined proportionately to the duration of chronic stress exposure, whereas by contrast in chronically stressed aged rats steady-state levels of free fatty acids were not raised during exposure to stress. Thus we conclude that 1) glucose intolerance may play a key role in the altered stress-induced metabolic responses of aged rats; 2) with age, there is a loss of plasticity in physiological adaptive response mechanisms associated with metabolic responses to stress.

Dysregulation of hepatic iron with aging: implications for heat stress-induced oxidative liver injury

2008 ◽  
Vol 294 (4) ◽  
pp. R1165-R1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Bloomer ◽  
Kyle E. Brown ◽  
Garry R. Buettner ◽  
Kevin C. Kregel
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Nonheme Iron ◽  
Hepatic Iron ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Labile Iron

Environmental heat stress is associated with an age-related increase in hepatic oxidative damage and an exaggerated state of oxidative stress. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the regulation of hepatic iron after heat stress. A secondary aim was to determine a potential role for iron in heat stress-induced liver injury. Hyperthermia-induced alterations in hepatic iron were evaluated in young (6 mo) and old (24 mo) Fischer 344 rats by exposing them to a two-heat stress protocol. Livers were harvested at several time points after the second heating and assayed for labile and nonheme iron. In the control condition, there was no difference in labile iron between age groups. Both labile iron and storage iron were not altered by hyperthermia in young rats, but both were increased immediately after heating in old rats. To evaluate a role for iron in liver injury, hepatic iron content was manipulated in young and old rats, and then both groups were exposed to heat stress. Iron administration to young rats significantly increased hepatic iron content and ferritin but did not affect markers of lipid peroxidation under control conditions or after heat stress. In old rats, iron chelation with deferoxamine prevented the increase in nonheme iron, labile iron, ferritin, and lipid peroxidation after heat stress. These results suggest that iron may play a role in hepatic injury after hyperthermia. Thus, dysregulation of iron may contribute to the gradual decline in cellular and physiological function that occurs with aging.

scholarly journals Effects of β-adrenergic receptor agonists on drinking and arterial blood pressure in young and old rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 300 (4) ◽  
pp. R1001-R1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Thunhorst ◽  
Connie L. Grobe ◽  
Terry G. Beltz ◽  
Alan Kim Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Arterial Blood Pressure ◽  
Adrenergic Receptors ◽  
Adrenergic Receptor ◽  
Aged Rats ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Old Rats

These experiments examined water-drinking and arterial blood pressure responses to β-adrenergic receptor activation in young (4 mo), “middle-aged” adult (12 mo), and old (29 mo) male rats of the Brown-Norway strain. We used isoproterenol to simultaneously activate β1- and β2-adrenergic receptors, salbutamol to selectively activate β2-adrenergic receptors, and the combination of isoproterenol and the β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist ICI 118,551 to stimulate only β1-adrenergic receptors. Animals received one of the drug treatments, and water drinking was measured for 90 min. About 1 wk later, animals received the same drug treatment for measurement of arterial blood pressure responses for 90 min. In some rats, levels of renin and aldosterone secretion in response to isoproterenol or salbutamol were measured in additional tests. Old and middle-aged rats drank significantly less after isoproterenol than did young rats and also had greater reductions in arterial blood pressure. Old and middle-aged rats drank significantly less after salbutamol than did young rats, although reductions in arterial blood pressure were equivalent across the ages. The β2-adrenergic antagonist ICI 118,551 abolished drinking after isoproterenol and prevented most of the observed hypotension. Renin secretion after isoproterenol and salbutamol was greater in young rats than in middle-aged rats, and wholly absent in old rats. Aldosterone secretion was reduced in old rats compared with young and middle-aged rats after treatment with isoproterenol, but not after treatment with salbutamol. In conclusion, there are age-related differences in β-adrenergic receptor-mediated drinking that can be explained only in part by age-related differences in renin secretion after β-adrenergic receptor stimulation.

scholarly journals Hypotension- and osmotically induced thirst in old Brown Norway rats

2009 ◽  
Vol 297 (1) ◽  
pp. R149-R157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Thunhorst ◽  
Terry G. Beltz ◽  
Alan Kim Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Brown Norway ◽  
Aged Rats ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Cellular Dehydration ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Middle Aged Adult ◽  
Norway Rats

Compared to young cohorts, old rats drink less water in response to several thirst-inducing stimuli. In these experiments, we characterized water drinking in response to hypotension and cellular dehydration in young (4 mo), middle-aged adult (12 mo) and old (29–30 mo) male Brown Norway rats. We injected the vasodilator, minoxidil as an intravenous bolus in a range of doses (0–20 mg/kg), so that drinking responses could be compared at equivalent reductions of arterial pressure. Old rats had greatly diminished reflex tachycardia and became significantly more hypotensive after minoxidil compared with young and middle-aged rats. When compared at equivalent reductions of arterial pressure, old rats drank one-third as much as middle-aged rats, and one-fifth as much as young rats. In addition, there were age-related deficits in drinking in response to a range of administered loads of sodium (0.15–2 M NaCl, 2 ml/100 g body wt). Urinary excretion of water and sodium in response to the loads was equivalent across ages. Both middle-aged and old rats were less able than young rats to repair their water deficits after sodium loading, attributable almost entirely to their reduced drinking responses compared with young rats. Lastly, age-related declines in drinking appeared to be more severe in response to hypotension than in response to cellular dehydration.

Comparative age-related acute and chronic pulmonary oxygen tolerance in rats

1994 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 2709-2719 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Laudert ◽  
D. W. Thibeault ◽  
M. M. Rezaiekhaligh ◽  
S. M. Mabry ◽  
M. Huntrakoon
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Heart Weight ◽  
Pulmonary Insufficiency ◽  
Initial Increase ◽  
Lung Water ◽  
Oxygen Tolerance ◽  
Young Rats ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Old Rats

Young rats are thought to be more tolerant to hyperoxia. We propose that this may not be proven and depends on how tolerance is defined. We assessed oxygen tolerance in Sprague-Dawley rats from birth to maturity by comparing survival, lung water, antioxidant enzyme activity, lung morphometrics, heart weight, and arterial blood gases in newborn and 27-, 44-, 48-, and 96-day-old rats exposed to 100% O2 or room air for 22 days. Some 96-day-old rats (rest group) received only 50% O2 between 48 and 72 h. Mortality after 5 days of O2 was 0% in newborn and 27-day-old rats and 27% in 44-day-old rats but was > 80% in 48- and 96-day-old rats. Between 5 and 22 days, the death rate was 100% in newborns, 25% in 27-day-old rats, and 0% in 44- to 96-day-old rats. Death occurred when lung water was > 84% except in newborns, which tolerated high lung water for the first 7 days. In chronically exposed 44- and 96-day-old rats, lung water returned to normal. Enzyme activity increased with O2 at all ages but did not relate to survival. In 96-day-old rats, the initial increase was suppressed on day 3. All chronically O2-exposed rats had minimal nonvascular parenchymal changes but developed right ventricular hypertrophy and increased alveolar ductal artery muscularization and lost alveolar capillaries. The most mature rats were least affected. In O2, there was pulmonary insufficiency the first 3 days, followed by recovery, and later hypercarbia and decreased arterial PO2. We conclude that young rats, 0–44 days old, are more O2 tolerant for 5 days. More mature animals, surviving 5 days, are more tolerant to chronic exposure.

Old Rats Are More Susceptible to Induction of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) at Comparative to Young Mature

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir G. Bespalov ◽  
Valerij A. Alexandrov ◽  
Alexander L. Semenov ◽  
Grigory V. Tochilnikov ◽  
Elena D. Ermakova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Disorders ◽  
Serum Testosterone ◽  
The Body ◽  
Prostate Hyperplasia ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Intact Rats

Aims: The aim of the experiments was to find out the factors on which age-related sensitivity to the occurrence of BPH depends. Methods: 45 male Wistar rats aged 3 and 24 months were used. In each age group there were intact rats and animals with induced BPH (by surgical castration + testosterone injections, 25 mg/kg x 7). On the 36th day of the experiment, blood was taken from rats to determine serum testosterone, cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose; then the animals were autopsied, their prostates were weighed, and their morphology was studied. Results: Young mature intact rats had much higher testosterone levels (6.2±0.93 nmol/l) than old intact (3.8±0.55 nmol/l), while the ratio of prostate weight was inverse. The weight of the prostate and prostatic index in old rats with induced BPH was significantly higher not only in comparison with the old intact rats but also with young animals after BPH induction. Morphologically, the inflammatory foci were determined not only in the prostates of old rats, which induced BPH, but also in intact animals. Besides in old intact rats, the foci of prostate hyperplasia were often noted. Conclusions: Our experimental model indicates the important role of non-bacterial prostatitis in the pathogenesis of BPH. No metabolic disorders in BPH induction were revealed. The sensitivity of the prostate of old rats to BPH development is increasing despite the low concentrations of testosterone in the body. Age sensitivity to BPH is probably determined by a higher expression of androgen receptors in old animals.

Analysis of airmen disadaption factors after combat stress exposure

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
A. M. Schegol’kov ◽  
A. A. Blaginin ◽  
A. Ya. Fisun ◽  
D. V. Cherkashin ◽  
R. G. Makiev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Combat Stress ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities

Abstract. Factors of disadaptation of pilots after combat stress are analyzed as one of the main factors in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder. It was found that the effects of combat stress have a great impact on young, thin pilots, with a predominance of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system and a reduced basic metabolism of the body. The data obtained allow for early diagnosis and identification of functional disorders in pilots for their medical and psychological rehabilitation. The use of the proposed discriminant function can be divided into adapted and unadapted (differently processing traumatic experience), for the development of appropriate rehabilitation programs within their medical and psychological rehabilitation. The revealed decrease in the reserve capabilities of the Central nervous system and the adaptive capabilities of the body of pilots subsequently leads to a decrease in the reliability of the professional activity of the pilot with an increase in its physiological price. In terms of methodology, understanding the postponement of the negative impact of combat stress factors on the pilots body requires constant measures for early detection and correction of emerging functional disorders. The consequences of combat stress are considered as an integral reaction of the body to the complex impact of various factors of combat stress, which is manifested at the psychophysiological and somatic levels and leads to early disqualification of pilots for medical reasons.

scholarly journals Age-Related Changes in Hepatic Activity and Expression of Detoxification Enzymes in Male Rats

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Vyskočilová ◽  
Barbora Szotáková ◽  
Lenka Skálová ◽  
Hana Bártíková ◽  
Jitka Hlaváčová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Detoxification Enzymes ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Metabolizing Enzymes ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Specific Activities

Process of aging is accompanied by changes in the biotransformation of xenobiotics and impairment of normal cellular functions by free radicals. Therefore, this study was designed to determine age-related differences in the activities and/or expressions of selected drug-metabolizing and antioxidant enzymes in young and old rats. Specific activities of 8 drug-metabolizing enzymes and 4 antioxidant enzymes were assessed in hepatic subcellular fractions of 6-week-old and 21-month-old male Wistar rats. Protein expressions of carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) and glutathioneS-transferase (GST) were determined using immunoblotting. Remarkable age-related decrease in specific activities of CYP2B, CYP3A, and UDP-glucuronosyl transferase was observed, whereas no changes in activities of CYP1A2, flavine monooxygenase, aldo-keto reductase 1C, and antioxidant enzymes with advancing age were found. On the other hand, specific activity of CBR1 and GST was 2.4 folds and 5.6 folds higher in the senescent rats compared with the young ones, respectively. Interindividual variability in CBR1 activity increased significantly with rising age. We suppose that elevated activities of GST and CBR1 may protect senescent rats against xenobiotic as well as eobiotic electrophiles and reactive carbonyls, but they may alter metabolism of drugs, which are CBR1 and especially GSTs substrates.

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