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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Histopathological study of the liver has been undertaken on twenty-one diabetics with hyperlactatemia exceeding 5 mEq/1 of whom seven were treated with phenformin, six with metformin and eight not biguanide-treated. Hyperlactatemia occurred during the course or during resolution of severe ketoacidosis or of hyperosmolar coma. Hepatic lesions were invariably present. By light microscopy, massive steatosis, steatonecrosis or necrosis of variable extent were observed. Ultrastructural study showed constant mitochondrial abnormalities. These results support the hypothesis of a major role for mitochondrial changes in hepatic cells in provoking pathological hyperlactatemia. In diabetic patients, these mitochondrial lesions could be induced either by an anoxic process resulting from a variety of metabolic insults or by some as yet undefined toxic action of biguanides or by the combination of both of these factors.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0338-1684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
[Light and electron microscopic study of hepatic lesions in the course of hyperlactatemia in diabetic patients (author's transl)].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract