Abstract
Aging is associated with alterations in cardiovascular system and changes in body composition. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GH on body composition, vascular function and structure in old female rats. Old (20 months) and adult (4 months) female Wistar rats were used. One group of old animals was treated with GH (2 mg/kg/day) for four weeks. Periuterine fat weight, specific gravity index (SGI), dose response to Acetylcholine, Isoprenaline, Phenylephrine and Acetylcholine in the presence of l-NAME and vascular morphology in aortic rings, were studied. Old rats showed increased fat weight and decreased SGI ( p<0.05) as compared to adult animals. GH reduced fat weight ( p<0.05) and tended to increase SGI (NS). Old rats showed impaired vasodilatation to Acetylcholine and Isoprenaline ( p<0.05), and GH improved these responses ( p<0.05). Contraction response to Phenylephrine was higher in old than in adults rats ( p<0.05), but GH did not show any effect. Contraction induced by Acetylcholine+ l-NAME was higher in old rats than in adults, and GH tended to reduce this response, although not significantly. Aortic media area was increased in old rats, and GH reduced this parameter ( p<0.05). In conclusion, GH shows beneficial effects on body composition, vascular function and morphology in old female rats.
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