The role of individual stress resistance in realization of immobilization and zoosocial stress effects on pulmonary surfactant system

• Published in: Rossiiskii fiziologicheskii zhurnal imeni I.M. Sechenova Vol. 98; no. 7; p. 871
• Main Authors: Vasil'eva, N N, Bryndina, I G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Immobilization; Lung - blood supply; Lung - physiopathology; Lysophospholipids - metabolism; Male; Pulmonary Surfactants - metabolism; Rats; Stress, Physiological - genetics; Stress, Psychological - genetics; Surface Properties; Surface-Active Agents - metabolism
• ISSN: 0869-8139

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of chronic exposure to immobilization and psychosocial stress on surface activity, biochemical composition of pulmonary surfactant and lung fluid balance of rats with different stress-resistance. It is shown that both types of stress lead to elevation of lysophospholipids level and decrease of surface-active properties of pulmonary surfactant, more prominent in stress-vulnerable rats. Blood supply was decreased and extravascular fluid was increased under the psychosocial stress only in stress-vulnerable animals, in all rest cases the blood supply was increased and the content of extravascular fluid was not changed. Surfactant alteration was coupled on the level of 11-OCS in the blood and amount of fluid in the lungs. The obtained results indicate that different degree of impairment in the pulmonary surfactant system during immobilization and psychosocial conflicts depends on different resistance to emotional stress.