Influence of acute and chronic stressors in spontaneously hypertensive rats on the morphofunctional characteristics of long bones

• Grant number: 21/08618-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: January 01, 2024
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology
• Principal Investigator: João Paulo Mardegan Issa
• Grantee: Marina Ribeiro Paulini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (FORP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/02633-5 - Photodynamic therapy (PDT)- the use of light for clinical diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications for the treatment of peripheral lung cancer, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Arterial Hypertension (AH) is part of the group of cardiovascular diseases that represent the highest percentage of causes of mortality. Evidence suggests that psychosocial factors may play an important role in the development of high blood pressure. Exposure to chronic stress has been considered a risk factor for this chronic disease. The literature also indicates that hypertension is associated with increased bone mineral loss, although it needs further investigation. Due to the relevance of the topic, much has been studied on the subject, although little attention has been paid to the association of emotional factors with blood pressure. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effect of varied acute and chronic stress associated with hypertension on the skeletal system, through morphofunctional and metabolic assessments (Histology, Immunohistochemistry and Zimography). Male rats of the Hannover strain (n=40) and SHR rats (spontaneous hypertensive rats) (n=40) will be randomly divided into three large groups: control group without stress (S); acute stress group (A); group with varied chronic stress (C). There will be the following subgroups in groups A and C: control group (n=8) and subjected to stress (n=8). The rats will be euthanized on the 10th day after the beginning of the experiment, to obtain the right tibia (Immunohistochemistry and Histology), left tibia (Zymography) and blood collection for analysis of the plasma concentration of corticosterone.