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Uncontrolled Diabetes with Underlying Structural Changes in the Atrioventricular Node / Diabetes no Controlada con Cambios Estructurales Subyacentes en el Nodo Atrioventricular
Plaengrit, Kanokporn; Lanlua, Passara; Niyomchan, Apichaya; Sricharoenvej, Sirinush.
Affiliation
  • Plaengrit, Kanokporn; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Anatomy. Bangkok. TH
  • Lanlua, Passara; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Anatomy. Bangkok. TH
  • Niyomchan, Apichaya; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Anatomy. Bangkok. TH
  • Sricharoenvej, Sirinush; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Anatomy. Bangkok. TH
Int. j. morphol ; 41(4): 1027-1035, ago. 2023. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1514338
Responsible library: CL1.1
ABSTRACT

SUMMARY:

Diabetic cardiomyopathy, characterized by diabetes mellitus (DM) -induced cardiac muscular abnormalities, is a strong inducer of impaired cardiac contraction and arrhythmia. Atrioventricular block, a serious type of arrhythmia resulting from interruption of cardiac impulse conduction via the atrioventricular node (AVN), frequently occurs among diabetic patients. However, details of structural changes in AVN in DM remain poorly explained. Here, this study defined the effects of DM on the morphological remodeling of the AVN in male Sprague Dawley rats induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg body weight). At 24 weeks, the pathological changes in the AVN were assessed by light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Under LM, the AVN in diabetic rats became a less compact mass and exhibited the intracellular vacuolation. The nodal cells were more varied in sizes with the absence or shrinkage of nuclei and clear cytoplasm compared to the control. The collagen content significantly increased in relation to the presence of myofibroblasts. Consistent with LM, TEM images of the diabetic nodal cells revealed several signs of cell damage, such as mitochondrial changes, deterioration of cell organelles, gap junction internalization, and cell separation. Furthermore, changes in AVN innervation, evidenced by damaged Schwann cells and axons, were also found. These results indicated alterations in important components in the AVN during diabetic condition, which may lead to the impairment of electrical conduction, causing abnormal cardiac functions in diabetic patients.
RESUMEN
La miocardiopatía diabética, caracterizada por anomalías musculares cardíacas inducidas por diabetes mellitus (DM), es un fuerte inductor de alteración de la contracción cardíaca y arritmia. El bloqueo atrioventricular, un tipo grave de arritmia resultante de la interrupción de la conducción del impulso cardíaco a través del nodo atrioventricular (NAV), se produce con frecuencia entre los pacientes diabéticos. Sin embargo, los detalles de los cambios estructurales en NAV en DM siguen estando pobremente explicados. Aquí, este estudio definió los efectos de la DM en la remodelación morfológica del NAV en ratas macho Sprague Dawley inducidas por inyección intraperitoneal de estreptozotocina (60 mg/kg de peso corporal). A las 24 semanas, los cambios patológicos en el NAV se evaluaron mediante microscopía óptica (MO) y microscopía electrónica de transmisión (MET). Bajo MO, el NAV en ratas diabéticas se convirtió en una masa menos compacta y exhibió la vacuolización intracelular. Las células nodales tenían tamaños más variados con ausencia o contracción de núcleos y citoplasma claro en comparación con el control. El contenido de colágeno aumentó significativamente en relación con la presencia de miofibroblastos. De acuerdo con MO, las imágenes MET de las células nodales diabéticas revelaron varios signos de daño celular, como cambios mitocondriales, deterioro de los orgánulos celulares, internalización de uniones comunicantes y separación celular. Además, también se encontraron cambios en la inervación del NAV, evidenciados por schwannocitos y axones dañados. Estos resultados indicaron alteraciones en componentes importantes en el NAV durante la condición diabética, lo que puede conducir al deterioro de la conducción eléctrica, causando funciones cardíacas anormales en estos pacientes.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health Database: LILACS Main subject: Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Atrioventricular Node / Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Thailand Institution/Affiliation country: Mahidol University/TH

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health Database: LILACS Main subject: Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Atrioventricular Node / Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Thailand Institution/Affiliation country: Mahidol University/TH
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