INFLUENCE OF ENERGY DRINKS ON THE MORPHOFUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE STOMACH
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that “...the high consumption of energy drinks among young people and its long-term consequences are being ignored by scientists and the public,…” noting that this may lead to serious consequences potentially result in future challenges for the health...
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Bukovynian State Medical University
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Неонатологія, хірургія та перинатальна медицина |
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| Online Access: | https://neonatology.bsmu.edu.ua/article/view/334778 |
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| Summary: | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that “...the high consumption of energy drinks among young people and its long-term consequences are being ignored by scientists and the public,…” noting that this may lead to serious consequences potentially result in future challenges for the health care system. In this context, conducting research aimed at developing and enhancing the principles of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with functional and organic disorders of the stomach remains one of the urgent priorities of modern medicine.
The purpose was to evaluate the morphofunctional changes of the stomach under the influence of energy drinks.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted on the stomachs of male albino rats aged 36 weeks. The experimental animals were divided into two groups. The control group comprised six male rats. The experimental (main) group included 23 animals exposed to an energy drink for periods of 4, 8, and 12 weeks. . The energy drink (ED) was administered intragastrically via a plastic tube once daily at a dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight for the specified durations..
Results and discussions. After 4 weeks of ED exposure, the mean gastric wall thickness was 34.89±0.52 (rms); the mucosal thickness was 17.57±0.32; the submucosal layer measured 5.83±0.11; and the combined thickness of the muscular and serous layers was 11.49±0.16. The density of glandular distribution within the mucosal layer was 12.32±0.26. Following 12 weeks of ED administration, the total thickness of the gastric wall measured 33.99±0.30; mucosal thickness was 16.47±0.29; submucosal thickness was 5.80±0.14; and the muscular and serous layers combined measured 11.12±0.32. The glandular density within the mucosa was 10.71±0.24. Thus, chronic exposure to energy drinks during 12 weeks resulted in histological features characteristic of chronic gastritis, including congestion of small blood vessels in the mucosa and submucosa of stomach, lymphocytic infiltration, and atrophy of the mucosal glands.
Conclusions. Chronic exposure to an energy drink over a 12-week period resulted in morphological changes consistent with chronic gastritis, including congestion of the small blood vessels of the mucosa and submucosa, lymphocytic infiltration, and atrophy of mucosal glands.
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| ISSN: | 2226-1230 2413-4260 |