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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2019

Environmental Enrichment Promotes Antioxidant Effect in the Ventrolateral Medulla and Kidney of Renovascular Hypertensive Rats.

Luiz Eduardo Sousa, Iuri Ferrari Del Favero, Frank Silva Bezerra, Ana Beatriz Farias de Souza, Andreia Carvalho Alzamora

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Luiz Eduardo SousaUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3601-5517
Iuri Ferrari Del FaveroUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil.
Frank Silva BezerraUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0804-5196
Ana Beatriz Farias de SouzaUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5226-6378
Andreia Carvalho AlzamoraUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto · BR

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Abstract

backgroundArterial hypertension is a precursor to the development of heart and renal failure, furthermore is associated with elevated oxidative markers. Environmental enrichment of rodents increases performance in memory tasks, also appears to exert an antioxidant effect in the hippocampus of normotensive rats.

objectivesEvaluate the effect of environmental enrichment on oxidative stress in the ventrolateral medulla, heart, and kidneys of renovascular hypertensive rats.

methodsForty male Fischer rats (6 weeks old) were divided into four groups: normotensive standard condition (Sham-St), normotensive enriched environment (Sham-EE), hypertensive standard condition (2K1C-St), and hypertensive enriched environment (2K1C-EE). Animals were kept in enriched or standard cages for four weeks after all animals were euthanized. The level of significance was at p < 0.05.

results2K1C-St group presented higher mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 147.0 (122.0; 187.0) compared to Sham-St 101.0 (94.0; 109.0) and Sham-EE 106.0 (90.8; 117.8). Ventrolateral medulla from 2K1C-EE had higher superoxide dismutase (SOD) (49.1 ± 7.9 U/mg ptn) and catalase activity (0.8 ± 0.4 U/mg ptn) compared to SOD (24.1 ± 9.8 U/mg ptn) and catalase activity (0.3 ± 0.1 U/mg ptn) in 2K1C-St. 2K1C-EE presented lower lipid oxidation (0.39 ± 0.06 nmol/mg ptn) than 2K1C-St (0.53 ± 0.22 nmol/mg ptn) in ventrolateral medulla. Furthermore, the kidneys of 2K1C-EE (11.9 ± 2.3 U/mg ptn) animals presented higher superoxide-dismutase activity than those of 2K1C-St animals (9.1 ± 2.3 U/mg ptn).

conclusionEnvironmental enrichment induced an antioxidant effect in the ventrolateral medulla and kidneys that contributes to reducing oxidative damage among hypertensive rats.

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EnvironmentHousing, AnimalOxidative StressAnimalsAntioxidantsArterial PressureCatalaseHeart VentriclesHypertension, RenovascularKidneyLipid PeroxidationMaleMedulla OblongataProtein CarbonylationRats, Inbred F344Superoxide DismutaseAntioxidantsCatalaseSuperoxide Dismutase

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