Prevention of adrenocortical hyperactivity by dietary casein in rats exposed to forced swimming stress.
Adrenal weight, adrenal hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity and serum corticosterone level were significantly higher in rats fed with 5% casein diet after 7 days of swimming stress (45 min/day) as compared to their controls. All the parameters were similar to their control levels in rats receiving 20% casein diet and exposed to swimming stress. The results suggest that casein can play an important role in preventing adrenocortical hyperactivity in swimming stressed rats.
Biswas
N M
NM
Department of Physiology, University College of Science and Technology, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta 700009, India.
Sengupta
R
R
Raychaudhuri
G
G
Chattopadhyay
A
A
Sarkar
M
M
D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D002364:Caseins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*
D002364:Caseins; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D003345:Corticosterone