@article{Madhuri_Reddy_2021, title={Effect of Acute Warm Water Swim Stress on Antioxidant Levels in Swiss Albino Rats}, volume={9}, url={http://ijop.net/index.php/ijop/article/view/2604}, DOI={10.37506/ijop.v9i1.2604}, abstractNote={<p>Background: Heat stress affects both physical and mental tasks. Imbalance in maintenance of temperature<br>leads to oxidative stress and damage to the body systems. Aim: To evaluate the effect of acute warm water<br>swim stress on antioxidant status changes in albino rats. Materials and Methods: The present study was<br>conducted in the Department of Physiology, Meenakshi medical College&amp; Research Institute, Chennai.<br>Twenty male albino rats were randomly divided in to two groups, control group and experimental group.<br>Experimental group of rats were exposed to warm water swim stress at 40ºc for duration of 15min of<br>continuous single exposure. The antioxidant status namely enzyme activity (LPO,CAT, SOD &amp; GPx) and<br>non-enzyme activity (Vitamin C &amp; Vitamin E) were estimated as per standard procedures. Results: There<br>was a significant (P&lt;0.001) increase in Lipid peroxidation and was significantly (P&lt;0.001) decrease in<br>enzyme activity (SOD, CAT, &amp; GPx) and non- enzyme activity (Vitamin C &amp; Vitamin E) when compared<br>with their normal controls. Conclusion: The changes in antioxidant estimation helps in developing a new<br>approach in understanding the changes in the body under acute exposure to heat water swim stress which<br>is mainly responsible for pathophysiological changes and to know the thermoregulatory activities of the<br>mammals.</p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Physiology}, author={Madhuri, B.A. and Reddy, Rajeswar}, year={2021}, month={Feb.}, pages={7-10} }