Efecto de Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) sobre las acuaporinas cardíacas en ratas adolescentes bajo un modelo de estrés leve crónico e impredecible

revealed myocardial damage (edema, hemorrhage, vacuolization) in CUMS rats. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated strong AQP1 expression across all groups, while AQP2 and AQP3 showed increased expression in treatment groups compared to the control. These findings suggest that Ashwagandha may mitigate stress-induced cardiac changes and influence aquaporin expression, particularly AQP2 and AQP3, which could be relevant to cardiac water balance and function in depression. Further studies are warranted to explore the molecular mechanisms linking aquaporin modulation and cardioprotection in stress-related pathologies.