Effect of Sex on Structural and Morphological Parameters of Rat Heart under Conditions of Combined Exposure to Hypokinesia and Cold

We studied the combined effect of hypokinesia and external cooling on structural and morphological changes in the ventricular myocardium and parameters of homeostasis of the blood system in male and female WKY (normotensive) and SHR (hypertensive) rats. Simultaneous exposure to hypokinesia and cold...

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Published in:Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine 2022-04, Vol.172 (6), p.775-778
Main Authors: Nuzhny, V. P., Kibler, N. A., Kharin, S. N., Shmakov, D. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cell Biology
Females
Heart
Homeostasis
Hormones, Sex
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Morphology
Myocardium
Pathology
Rodents
Sex hormones
Ventricle
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Summary:We studied the combined effect of hypokinesia and external cooling on structural and morphological changes in the ventricular myocardium and parameters of homeostasis of the blood system in male and female WKY (normotensive) and SHR (hypertensive) rats. Simultaneous exposure to hypokinesia and cold caused destructive processes in the myocardium and high dynamics of heart remodeling with diverse structural and morphological changes in the left ventricle in rats of both sexes. The thickness of the left ventricular wall most rapidly decreased in male hypertensive SHR rats. The thickness of the wall of the right ventricle significantly increased in male and female rats of both strains. In WKY and SHR females, structural transformations in the heart were less pronounced than in males. The key role in different degree of morphological remodeling of the myocardium in male and female probably belongs to sex hormones.
ISSN:0007-4888
1573-8221
DOI:10.1007/s10517-022-05476-5