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[Effect of dipeptide vilon on emotional stress resistance in rats]
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In this study, male Wistar rats received intraperitoneal injections of the synthetic thymomimetic vilon, and the authors examined open field behavior, c-Fos expression in the paraventricular hypothalamus, and blood plasma albumin. They reported that vilon injection was associated with increased resistance to emotional stress based on open-field behavior indexes, inhibited adrenal hypertrophy and thymus involution, and elevated plasma albumin concentration. The number of Fos-immunoreactive neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus was lower after vilon administration, particularly among rats that were more resistant to emotional stress.
Abstract
Effects of synthetic thymomimetic vilon on open field behaviour, immediate early gene c-Fos expression in paraventricular hypothalamus properties of organs sensitive to emotional stress, and characteristics of albumin in the blood plasma in male Wistar rats, were investigated and are discussed in the article. It is shown that intraperitoneal vilon injection rises the resistance against emotional stress according to prognostic indexes open field behaviour. Vilon administration also inhibits hypertrophy of the adrenals, involution of the thymus, and elevates concentration of albumin in the blood plasma. The number of Fos-immunoreactive neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus was lower after vilon administration especially in rats resistant against emotional stress.
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