Structural-metabolic changes in histaminergic neurons of the rat hypothalamus in conditions of loss of bile.

The aim of the present work was to evaluate structural and metabolic changes in histaminergic neurons in hypothalamic nucleus E2 in rats in conditions of complete external drainage of bile. Studies were performed on male Wistar rats (n = 45). Controls consisted of animals subjected to sham surgery with preservation of physiological bile flow throughout the experiment.

Metabolic changes in rat brain histaminergic neurons during subhepatic cholestasis.

The aim of the present work was to assess metabolic changes in histaminergic neurons in the rat brain during subhepatic cholestasis. Studies were performed on male Wistar rats using quantitative histochemical methods. The results showed that in cholestasis, histaminergic neurons in the rat hypothalamus developed significant changes in succinate dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, in NADH and NADPH, and in acid phosphatase and monoamine oxidase B.