Naslov
Impact of Obesity and Stress on Cardiovascular Function

Autori
Balog, Marta ; Šerić, Vatroslav ; Degmečić, Ivan Večeslav ; Blažetić, Senka ; Mlinarević, Dražen ; Blazekovic, Robert ; Vari, Sandor ; Miljanović, Milan ; Heffer, Marija.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract Book. Bridges in Life Sciences 8th Annual Scientific Conference Prague, Czech Republic / Vari, Sandor - : RECOOP HST Association, 2013

Skup
Bridges in Life Sciences 8th Annual Scientific Conference Prague, Czech Republic, 2013.

Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 05.04.2013. - 07.04.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Obesity; Cardiovascular Diseases; Stress

Sažetak
A B S T R A C T To explore sex differences in cardiovascular function under stress, we analyzed plasma levels of glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), uric acid and cholesterol in male, female and ovariectomized rats under acute and chronic stress. Glucose tolerance test (GTT) was performed in all rats before any stress was inflicted, as well as later in the chronic stress experiment. GTT in control animals showed the same trend as in chronically stressed. Male rats showed the highest plasma level of glucose and uric acid upon acute stress in comparison between the other two groups. Ovariectomized rats reached the highest concentration of plasma cholesterol during acute and chronic stress, respectively and also the highest plasma concentration of CRP during acute stress. Stress, as a risk factor of metabolic syndrome, affected biochemical parameters in males upon acute more than upon chronic stress, but the opposite was observed in female rats. Gender differences supported by ovariectomy show that stress managing could be affected by sexual hormones.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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