Effect of isolation stress on brain mast cells and brain histamine levels in rats

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A J BugajskiJ Bugajski

Abstract

The effects of the chronic social stress of isolation on changes in brain mast cells (MC), the hypothalamic histamine content and the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis were investigated in rats. Social stress of isolation markedly reduced the total number of brain mast cells, most significantly by 90% in the first day. The extent of MC degranulation, 36-67%, in stressed rats did not significantly differ from that in control animals, 45-58%. Isolation stress substantially, though not significantly, increased the hypothalamic histamine content. The serum corticosterone levels in isolated rats did not significantly differ from the control levels. These results indicate that social stress of isolation considerably diminishes the number of brain MC and suggest that histamine which might be liberated from these cells does not significantly influence the HPA activity.

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