Effect of constant light and immobilization stress on rat submandibular saliva secretory response induced by cholinergic and peptidergic agonists

Autor: Raquel Vivian Gallará, V. Centeno, Rubén Hugo Ponce, S. L. Bellavia
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Oral Research, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 16-19 (2018)
ISSN: 0719-2479
0719-2460
DOI: 10.17126/joralres.2018.008
Popis: The aim of this work was to analyse the parasympathetic control of submandibular saliva secretory response to cholinergic and peptidergic agonists in rats chronically exposed to constant light or repeated immobilization. Thirty two adult male Wistar rats were used: LL (8 rats exposed to constant light for 20 days), IMO (8 rats submitted to 14:10 h light: dark cycle and immobilized 2 hours daily for 7 days), and control (16 rats not exposed to stress and submitted to 14:10 hours light:dark cycle). Saliva was collected under anesthesia from the salivary ducts of submandibular glands under increasing doses of methacholine and substance P. Secretory responses (μg/saliva/mg dry weight gland) to methacholine were significantly higher in LL and IMO groups compared to control for the following doses (μg/kg body weight): 3 (153±9 versus 46±3, p
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