Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology · 2004 · 60 citations · 10 references
MedicinePharmacologyPhysiologyExperimental PharmacologyNeuropharmacologyStress PhysiologyBlood Pressure ControlBlood Pressure ManagementBlood Pressure RegulationHemodynamic PharmacologyHypertension ControlHypertension ManagementBlood PressureCardiovascular Adaptation To StressControl Group DesignMatched Control GroupRestraint StressStress-induced Blood Pressure ResponseStress-induced Cardiovascular ResponsesT-test
1. Phytoncides are volatile substances released mainly from trees. We studied whether phytoncides can reduce stress responses in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). 2. Under the restraint stress, SHRSP exposed to phytoncides showed lower blood pressure than those without the exposure (186.8 +/- 3.9 vs 207.7 +/- 3.4 mmHg, respectively, P < 0.01 by Student's t-test). 3. Consistent with the observation above, the plasma concentration of catecholamines under the restraint stress was lower in the phytoncides group than in the control group. 4. Based on these results, we concluded that phytoncides reduced the cardiovascular response to restraint stress in SHRSP.
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