In Wistar rats, preliminary administration of Semax alleviated stress-induced proliferation of macrophages in the spleen on days 1, 3 and 14 after stress.
In plain wordsIn rats, Semax given before stress reduced the stress-related growth of macrophages in the spleen.
- Peptide
- Semax
- Outcome
- DecreaseStress-induced macrophage proliferation in spleen
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Wistar rats after 1-h stress, spleen lymphoid structures- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Preliminary administration of Semax alleviates stress-induced proliferation of macrophages and destructive processes in functionally active zones of the rat spleen on days 1, 3, and 14 after the stress exposure
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We studied the effect of antistress peptide Semax, an ACTH4-10 analogue, on the cellular composition of spleen lymphoid structures in Wistar rats with different stress tolerance in the course of post-stress recovery (days 1, 3, 14, and 30).