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Objective To explore the effect of chronic compound stress on serum adiponectin level and AdipoR2 expression in rats.Methods Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups:the stress group underwent chronic compound stress and the control group was fed normally.After 8 weeks of stress or feeding,the serum adiponectin,blood glucose ,insulin resistance and HbA1 C,HDL-C,LDL-C,triglyceride and total cholesterol were measured.Results ①After 8 weeks of stress,the score of open-field behaviors and 24-h urocortisol were significantly different between the stress and control groups (32.0 ± 8.6 vs.52.0 ± 12.7,5.8 ± 0.4 vs.(5.3 ±0.1 ) ng/L,repectively; P ＜0.05 or 0.01 ) ;②After 8 weeks of stress,the adiponectin,total cholesterol ,triglyceride,HDL-C,InIR and HbA1 C were significantly different between the two groups (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01 ) ;③After 8 weeks of stress,there were significant difference on the expression of AdipoR2mRNA and protein between the two groups (P ＜0.01 ) ,with the expression of AdipoR2mRNA of 0.67 ±0.04 and 1.00 ±0.11 and the expression of protein of 0.73±0.02 and 1.00 ± 0.04 in the stress and control group,respectively.Adiponectin was negatively related with HbA1 C,LDL-C and IR ( r = - 0.26,- 0.88 and - 0.37,P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01 ),and positively related with HDL-C ( r =0.78 ,P ＜0.01 ).Conclusions In rats,chronic compound stress decreases the level of serum adiponectin and the expression of AdipoR2 in liver.
