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ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 22-29Publisher
TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2012.27276
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palm vitamin E; alpha-tocopherol; water-immersion restraint stress; adrenocorticotropic hormone; corticosterone; gastric lesions
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- Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations (IRPA) [06-02-02-10026 EAR]
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Introduction: This study examines the effects of palm vitamin E (PVE) or alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TF) supplementation on adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), corticosterone and gastric lesions in rats exposed to water-immersion restraint stress (WIRS). Material and methods: Sixty male Sprogue-Dawley rats (200-250 g) were divided into three groups. Group I: 20 rats as a control group were given a normal diet. Group II: 20 rats received oral supplementation of PVE at 60 mg/kg body weight. Group III: 20 rats received oral supplementation of alpha-TF at 60 mg/kg body weight. After the treatment period of 28 days, each group was further subdivided into two groups: 10 rats not exposed to stress, and the other 10 rats subjected to WIRS for 3.5 h. Blood samples were taken to measure the ACTH and corticosterone levels. The rats were then sacrificed and the stomach excised and opened along the greater curvature and examined for lesions. Results: Rats exposed to WIRS had lesions in their stomach mucosa. Our findings showed that dietary supplementation of PVE or alpha-TF was able to reduce gastric lesions significantly in comparison to the stressed controls. The WIRS increased plasma ACTH and corticosterone significantly. Palm vitamin E and alpha-TF treatments reduced these parameters significantly compared to the stressed controls. Conclusions: Supplementation with either PVE or alpha-TF reduces the formation of gastric lesions, probably by inhibiting the elevation of ACTH and corticosterone levels induced by stress.
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