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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
The conducting system was studied in an in situ perfused swine heart preparation with reduced coronary flow (ischemia) using perfusate containing high and low levels of glucose (26.6 versus 8.6mM) with and without insulin. Coronary flow was maintained at normal levels for 60 minutes in control hearts. In ischemic hearts flow was reduced to about 50 percent of control levels for 30 minutes. Ultrastructural studies documented only subtle modifications of Purkinje fibers in ischemic hearts. Glycogen depletion and disruption of cell junctions were observed in some fibers. One consistent finding was the activation of the lysosomal system. The outer membranes of primary lysosomes appeared herniated and in some cases disrupted, and small vesicles containing hydrolytic enzymes were seen in association with the Golgi apparatus and larger primary lysosomes. Specimens prepared for the demonstration of acid phosphatase indicated a redistribution of hydrolytic enzymes in Purkinje fibers with a depostion of acid hydrolases in smaller lysosomal vesicles, the transverse and side-to-side junctions between cells, and occasionally in the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Enriched perfusate containing high levels of glucose with insulin appeared to have no therapeutic effects in terms of the structure of the Purkinje fibers. The results suggest that alterations in the lysosomal system may be one of the earliest structural changes which occur in oxygen-deficient hearts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
647-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Ischemic injury to the conducting system of the heart. Involvement of myocardial lysosomes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.