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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2010

Electric countershock and cold stress effects on liver and adrenal gland.

Marcelo Ferreira, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Vitor E Valenti, Adriano Meneghini, Neif Murad, Celso Ferreira

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcelo FerreiraDepartamento de Clínica Médica, Disciplina de Cardiologia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - Santo André/SP, Brazil.
Luiz Carlos de Abreu
Vitor E Valenti
Adriano Meneghini
Neif Murad
Celso Ferreira
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCold exposure induces glycogen and lipid depletion in the liver and the adrenal gland, respectively. However, no previous study has determined the effects of electrical countershock on those tissues. We aimed to evaluate the effects of electrical countershock on lipid depletion in the adrenal gland and on glycogen depletion in the liver.

methodsWe used 40 male Wistar rats divided into four groups: the control group, in which the animals were subjected to a resting period of seven days; the electrical discharge group, in which the animals were subjected to a resting period followed by administration of ten 300-mV electrical discharges; the electrical post-discharge group, in which the animals received ten electrical shocks (300 mV) followed by rest for seven consecutive days; and the cold stress group, in which the animals were subjected to a resting period and were then exposed to -8 degrees C temperatures for four hours. All animals underwent a laparotomy after treatment. The lipid and glycogen depletions are presented using intensity levels (where + = low intensity and ++++ = high intensity, with intermediate levels in between).

resultsThe rats exposed to the cold stress presented the highest glycogen and lipid depletion in the liver and the adrenal gland, respectively. Furthermore, we noted that the electrical countershock significantly increased lipid depletion in the adrenal gland and glycogen depletion in the liver. One week after the electrical countershock, the liver and adrenal gland profiles were similar to that of the control group.

conclusionElectrical countershock immediately increased the glycogen depletion in the liver and the lipid depletion in the adrenal gland of rats.

Indexed as

Adrenal GlandsAnimalsElectric CountershockHypothermia, InducedLipid MetabolismLiverLiver GlycogenMaleModels, AnimalRandom AllocationRatsRats, WistarStatistics, NonparametricLiver GlycogenColdElectrical CountershockHypothermiaRatsStress

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PMID20360920
PMCPMC2845770
OpenAlexW2080551847

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