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High-carbohydrate meal increases arrhythmia and alters cardiovascular function one day after a single eucalyptus smoke exposure in Sprague-Dawley rats
Citation:
Hazari, M., B. Martin, M. Harmon, Y. Kim, C. King, L. Thompson, W. Martin, Ian Gilmour, AND A. Farraj. High-carbohydrate meal increases arrhythmia and alters cardiovascular function one day after a single eucalyptus smoke exposure in Sprague-Dawley rats. Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, Maryland, March 10 - 14, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
This study describes the effects of a single high-carbohydrate meal one day after exposure to eucalyptus wildfire smoke. The results underscore the importance of non-environmental modifiers in worsening the impacts of exposure.
Description:
This study demonstrates that both eucalyptus wildfire smoke and a high-carbohydrate meal can cause cardiovascular dysfunction in rats, particularly by disrupting homeostatic controls. When combined the effects appear more severe, however, this phenomenon needs further characterization.