title: Stress hormone and reproductive system in response to honey supplementation combined with different jumping exercise intensities in female rats.
abstract: This study was performed to determine the effects of 8-week honey supplementation combined with different jumping exercise intensities on serum cortisol, progesterone, estradiol, and reproductive organs. Eighty-four 9-week-old female rats were divided into 7 groups: baseline controls (C0), sedentary group (C), 20 and 80 jumps per day (Ex(20J), Ex(80J)), honey (H), and combined honey with 20 and 80 jumps per day (HEx(20J), HEx(80J)) groups. Jumping exercise was performed at 5 days/week and honey was given at a dosage of 1 g/kg body weight/day for 7 days/week. The level of serum cortisol was higher in Ex(20J) and Ex(80J) compared to C. There was significantly lower value of serum cortisol in HEx(20J) compared to Ex(80J). Serum progesterone levels were significantly lower in Ex(20J) and Ex(80J) compared to C. However, serum progesterone levels were significantly higher in HEx(20J) and HEx(80J) compared to Ex(20J) and Ex(80J). Relative uterine weights were significantly greater in HEx(20J) compared to C and HEx(80J), respectively. There was no significant difference in estradiol level and relative ovarian weights among all the groups. Therefore, honey elicited beneficial effects in reducing the increase of cortisol and in increasing the reduce of progesterone levels induced by different intensities jumping exercise in female rats.
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2177-4470
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mosavat
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Foong Kiew
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2689-0606
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mahaneem
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9333-1957
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D006854:Hydrocortisone