Morphofunctional state of the lungs respiratory part in normotensive and hypertensive rats after combined exposure to intermittent hypoxia and melatonin

Yanko Roman, Levashov Mikhail, Chaka Elena, Safonov Sergey. Morphofunctional state of the lungs respiratory part in normotensive and hypertensive rats after combined exposure to intermittent hypoxia and melatonin. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2021;11(1):56-68. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2021.11.1.006 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2021.11.1.006 https://zenodo.org/record/4445108 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2021; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 28.12.2020. Revised: 05.01.2021. Accepted: 15.01.2021. Morphofunctional state of the lungs respiratory part in normotensive and hypertensive rats after combined exposure to intermittent hypoxia and melatonin Roman Yanko (B,C,E,F), Mikhail Levashov (A, D), Elena Chaka (B,F), Sergey Safonov (G) A. A. Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Department of Clinical Physiology of Connective Tissue, Kiev, Ukraine, Authors’ contribution / Wkład autorow: A. Study design, planning / zaplanowanie badań B. Data collection entry / zebranie danych C. Data analysis, statistics / dane analiza i statystyki D. Data interpretation / interpretacja danych E. Preparation of manuscript / przygotowanie artykułu F. Literature analysis, search / wyszukiwanie i analiza literatury G. Funds collection / zebranie funduszy Corresponding Author: Yanko Roman, A.A. Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Bogomoletz str., 4, Kiev, Ukraine, 01024 (e-mail: biolag@ukr.net) ORCIDs: Roman Yanko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0397-7517 Mikhail Levashov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-2047 Elena Chaka https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-2751 Sergey Safonov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-0315 Abstract Aim. The purpose of this work was to study and compare the combined effect of intermittent normobaric hypoxia (INH) and melatonin on the morphological and biochemical indices of the lungs respiratory part in Wistar and spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR). Material and methods. The studies were conducted on 48 young male rats Wistar and SHR lines. The experimental rats were daily exposed to hypoxic gas mixture (12 % oxygen in nitrogen) in intermittent mode: 15 min deoxygenation / 15 min reoxygenation for 2 hours. Animals also received oral melatonin at a dose of 5 mg / 1 kg of body weight once daily. Results. The sizes of alveolus were reduced, but their number and placement density were increased in SHR rats after a combined effect of INH and melatonin. The results showed a significant decrease of the interalveolar septum thickness and a tendency to decrease of the hydroxyproline concentration in the lung tissue of the experimental rats, regardless of their line. Conclusions. The 28-day combined effect of INH and melatonin increase the total alveolar surface area and reduce the amount of connective tissue in the lungs of experimental rats. These changes can improve the efficiency of the intrapulmonary gas exchange processes. Key words: intermittent normobaric hypoxia; melatonin; lungs.