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Argenta FF, Slaviero M, de Mello LS, Echenique JVZ, Zorzan AA, Cony FG, Bandinelli MB, de Castro MB, Pavarini SP, Driemeier D, Sonne L. Pathological Aspects and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Troponin C in the Cardiovascular System of Dogs with Pheochromocytoma. Top Companion Anim Med 2023; 53-54:100777. [PMID: 37030618 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcam.2023.100777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Functional pheochromocytomas secrete catecholamines and have been associated with cardiovascular lesions in dogs. This study aimed to describe the post-mortem pathological findings in the cardiovascular system of dogs with pheochromocytoma and to evaluate the expression of cardiac troponin C in these dogs using immunohistochemical analysis. Twelve cases were identified, with a mean age of 10.6 years. The heart of all dogs was enlarged and with concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricular myocardium. Histological analysis showed cardiomyocyte necrosis and degeneration in the myocardium, with frequent bands of contraction, fibrosis, inflammation, and thickening of the medium-calibre arteries in the myocardium. There was a marked decrease or absence of immunolabeling in necrotic cardiomyocytes. We conclude that IHC for troponin C can be a useful tool for detecting myocardial necrosis in dogs with pheochromocytomas, including early cases of necrosis with only incipient cardiac changes where overt histologic abnormalities are not immediately apparent in the cardiomyocytes.
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- Fernando F Argenta
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Buğra A, Daş T. The Role of Immunohistochemical Markers in the Diagnosis of Early Myocardial Infarction. Cureus 2022; 14:e22391. [PMID: 35371665 PMCID: PMC8938247 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Introduction: Pathological diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction can be difficult if death from ischemic injury has occurred within a short period of time. In this study, we aimed to determine the role of immunohistochemical markers in the diagnosis of early myocardial infarction. Methods: The myocardium samples of 20 cases whose autopsies were performed at the Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine were evaluated. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stained slides and fibronectin, CD59, myoglobulin, troponin T, desmin, cathepsin S stained slides of 20 cases diagnosed with early myocardial infarction were retrospectively re-examined. The diagnosis of myocardial infarction was analyzed in two groups: Group 1: first eight hours, Group 2: 8-24 hours. The immunohistochemical staining patterns in these two groups were compared. Results: Of the cases, 55% (n=11) had myocardial infarction consistent with the first eight hours, 45% (n=9) 8-24 hours with light microscopic examination. With fibronectin, 50% (n=10) of the cases showed Grade 1 staining, 5% (n=1) Grade 2, 15% (n=6) Grade 3 staining. The slides of three cases could not be reached. With CD59, 10% (n=2) of the cases showed Grade 1, 10% (n=2) Grade 2, 80% (n=16) Grade 3 staining. With troponin T, 50% (n=10) of the cases showed Grade 1, 45% (n=9) Grade 2, 5% (n=1) Grade 3 depletion. With cathepsin S, 10% (n=2) of the cases showed Grade 1 and 80% (n=16) Grade 3 depletion. The slides of two cases could not be reached. With desmin, 75% (n=15) had Grade 1 and 25% (n=5) Grade 2 depletion. Grade 3 depletion with myoglobulin was observed in all cases. Conclusion: The diagnosis of early myocardial infarction, which may pose a problem for the forensic pathologist, may become easier with immunohistochemical methods. In cases where morphological findings are insufficient, it is more useful for diagnosis to be applied as a panel.
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Kunišek L, Matušan Ilijaš K, Medved I, Ferenčić A, Erdeljac D, Arbanas S, Kunišek J. Cardiomyocytes calpain 2 expression: Diagnostic forensic marker for sudden cardiac death caused by early myocardial ischemia and an indicator of the duration of myocardial agonal period? Med Hypotheses 2021; 158:110738. [PMID: 34863067 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected natural death of cardiac etiology and occurs within one hour of the onset of cardiac symptoms in an apparently healthy subject or within 24 h if death is not witnessed. The diagnosis of early myocardial ischemia (EMI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after death is a challenge for forensic pathologists especially when death occurs in a short period of time after the onset of myocardial ischemia. Disorder of cardiomyocytes Ca2+ homeostasis caused by myocardial ischemia during SCD can lead to the activation of calcium-activated non-lysosomal cysteine protease, including calpains. They serve as a proteolytic unit for cell balance and also participate in the processes of apoptosis and necrosis. Agony is a period that precedes somatic death that differs from cellular agony which may evolve for hours after somatic death lasting differently depending on the cell type and mechanism of death. We hypothesize that the expression of calpain 2 in cardiomyocytes could be a specific and sensitive diagnostic forensic marker for SCD caused by EMI and an indicator of the duration of myocardial agonal period. We will conduct a retrospective study that will prove this hypothesis on the respondents who died of SCD by EMI and AMI, instant death by head gunshot and hanging. There is no data on such an analysis in the available literature. The standard hematoxylin-eosin staining will be used to detect cardiac tissue damage. The expression of calpain 2 in cardiomyocytes will be analyzed immunohistochemically. In SCD caused by EMI we expect lower level of calpain 2 expressionin comparison to AMI due to shorter duration of dying. Similar, we predict in the remote region lower calpain 2 expression than in the region of ischemia for both EMI and AMI. In instant death caused by perforating traumatic brain injury we expect mild or no calpain 2 expression throughout the whole myocardium because of very short (immediate) duration of dying. In death caused by hanging calpain 2 expression throughout the whole myocardium should be strong because of longer cellular agonal period. We expect that our results would indicate the immediate activation of calpain 2 in different causes of cardiomyocytes death. From the degree of expression of calpain 2 we could conclude about the duration of cardiomyocytes agony so calpain 2 could be used as a marker for the assessment the duration of somatic and cellular agony.
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- Leon Kunišek
- University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rijeka, Krešimirova 42, Croatia.
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- University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Rijeka, Krešimirova 42, Croatia
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- University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rijeka, Krešimirova 42, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics, Rijeka, Croatia
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- University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rijeka, Krešimirova 42, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Thalassotherapia Crikvenica, Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Crikvenica, Gajevo šetalište 21, Croatia
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Yan F, Chen Y, Ye X, Zhang F, Wang S, Zhang L, Luo X. miR-3113-5p, miR-223-3p, miR-133a-3p, and miR-499a-5p are sensitive biomarkers to diagnose sudden cardiac death. Diagn Pathol 2021; 16:67. [PMID: 34332589 PMCID: PMC8325858 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-021-01127-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a great health threat and diagnostic challenge, especially those cases without positive autopsy findings. Molecular biomarkers have been urgently needed for the diagnosis of SCD displaying negative autopsy results. Due to their nature of stability, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as promising diagnostic biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases. Methods This study investigated whether specific cardio-miRNAs (miR-3113-5p, miR-223-3p, miR-499a-5p, and miR-133a-3p) could serve as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of SCD. Thirty-four SCD cases were selected, 18 categorized as SCD with negative autopsy (SCD-negative autopsy) findings and 16 as SCD with positive autopsy (SCD-positive autopsy) findings such as coronary atherosclerosis and gross myocardial scar. Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication (n = 14) and fatal injury death (n = 14) that displayed no pathological changes of myocardium were selected as control group, respectively. Histological analyses were performed to reveal the pathological changes and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to determine the expression of those miRNAs. Results It showed that heart samples from the SCD-negative autopsy group displayed no remarkable difference with regard to the expression of cleaved-caspase3, CD31, and CD68 and the extent of fibrotic tissue accumulation when compared with control samples. The four cardio-miRNAs were significantly up-regulated in the SCD samples as compared with control. When discriminating SCD from controls, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the areas under the curve (AUC) of these 4 miRNAs were from 0.7839 to 0.9043 with sensitivity of 64.71–97.06% and specificity of 70–100%. Moreover, when discriminating the specific causes of SCD, the four miRNA expressions increased in the heart from the SCD-negative autopsy group as relative to that from the SCD-positive autopsy group, and a combination of two miRNAs presented higher diagnostic value (AUC = 0.7407–0.8667). Conclusion miR-3113-5p, miR-223-3p, miR-499a-5p, and miR-133a-3p may serve as independent diagnostic biomarkers for SCD, and a combination of two of these miRNAs could further discriminate detailed causes of SCD.
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- Fengping Yan
- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China. .,Key Laboratory of Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Criminal Technology Center of Guangdong Province Public Security Bureau, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510050, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Forensic Science Center of Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China.
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Puengcharoenpong H, Srisont S, Waisayarat J. Myoglobin and C5b9 immunohistochemistry studies in heart tissue from sudden unexpected natural death cases. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2021.1892188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Hu BJ, Zhu JZ. Sequence and time course of depletion of cardiac cellular proteins and accumulation of plasma proteins in rat early ischemic myocardium. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2019; 38:36-44. [PMID: 30959395 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In order to investigate the sequence and time course of fibronectin (Fn), fibrinogen (Fg), complement (C5), myoglobin (Mb), actin (HHF35), and desmin (Dm) for the diagnosis of early myocardial ischemia, the myocardial ischemia model was established in rats, the positive reaction areas of Fn, Fg and C5 and the depletion areas of Mb, HHF35 and Dm in the ischemic cardiomyocytes were studied with immunohistochemistry, image analysis technique and statistical system. The results showed that the depletion of Dm, HHF35 and Mb, and the positive staining of Fg and C5 in ischemic cardiomyocytes were found as early as 15 min after the myocardial ischemia, but the positive staining of Fn occurred till 3 h after myocardial ischemia. With the prolongation of ischemia, the areas of the depletion of Dm, HHF35, Mb and the positive staining of Fg, C5 and Fn gradually enlarged. It is suggested that all the six immunohistochemical markers are more sensitive than routine H&E staining, and that Dm, HHF35, Mb, Fg, C5 are more sensitive markers than Fn for detection of early myocardial ischemia.
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- Bing-Jie Hu
- Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Aljakna A, Fracasso T, Sabatasso S. Molecular tissue changes in early myocardial ischemia: from pathophysiology to the identification of new diagnostic markers. Int J Legal Med 2018; 132:425-438. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1750-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Shabaiek A, Ismael NEH, Elsheikh S, Amin HA. Role of Cardiac Myocytes Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein Depletion (H-FABP) in Early Myocardial Infarction in Human Heart (Autopsy Study). Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2016; 4:17-21. [PMID: 27275322 PMCID: PMC4884241 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2016.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Many immunohistochemical markers have been used in the postmortem detection of early myocardial infarction. AIM: In the present study we examined the role of Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP), in the detection of early myocardial infarction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We obtained samples from 40 human autopsy hearts with/without histopathological signs of ischemia. RESULTS: All cases of definite and probable myocardial infarction showed a well-defined area of H-FABP depletion. All of the control cases showed strong H-FABP expression, except two markedly autolysed myocardial samples that showed affected antigenicity. CONCLUSION: Thus, we suggest H-FABP as being one of the valuable tools facing the problem of postmortem detection of early myocardial infarction/ischemia, but not in autolysis.
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- Amany Shabaiek
- Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority, Pathology Department, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kasr El- Aini, Pathology Department, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority, Pathology Department, Cairo, Egypt
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Hao Z, Pan SS, Shen YJ, Ge J. Exercise preconditioning-induced late phase of cardioprotection against exhaustive exercise: possible role of protein kinase C delta. J Physiol Sci 2014; 64:333-45. [PMID: 24951033 PMCID: PMC10717080 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-014-0323-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the late cardiac effect of exercise preconditioning (EP) on the exhaustive exercise-induced myocardial injury in rats and the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in EP. Rats were subjected to a run on the treadmill for four periods of 10 min each at 30 m/min with intervening periods of rest of 10 min as an EP protocol. The exhaustive exercise was performed 24 h after EP. PKC inhibitor chelerythrine (CHE) was injected before EP. The results showed that EP increased the running ability of rats, and alleviated the exhaustive exercise-induced injury in cardiomyocytes, but pretreatment with PKC inhibitor CHE did not abolish the late phase cardioprotection of EP. A significant increase of PKCδ, both at the protein level and the mRNA level in the left ventricular myocardium of rats, accompanied by its activated form (phosphorylated on Thr507, p-PKCδThr507) translocated to intercalated disks and was found in the late phase of EP. This circumstance was not attenuated by CHE. These results suggested that a high level of PKCδ might be involved in cardioprotection against myocardial damage, but if activated PKCδ at reperfusion took on a key role in cardioprotection was still an outstanding question.
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- Zhe Hao
- Department of Sports Anatomy, School of Sports Science, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438 China
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- Department of Sports Anatomy, School of Sports Science, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438 China
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- Department of Sports Anatomy, School of Sports Science, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438 China
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- Department of Sports Anatomy, School of Sports Science, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438 China
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Turillazzi E, Di Paolo M, Neri M, Riezzo I, Fineschi V. A theoretical timeline for myocardial infarction: immunohistochemical evaluation and western blot quantification for Interleukin-15 and Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 as very early markers. J Transl Med 2014; 12:188. [PMID: 24989171 PMCID: PMC4094437 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental and human studies have demonstrated that innate immune mechanisms and consequent inflammatory reaction play a critical role in cardiac response to ischemic injury. Thus, the detection of immuno-inflammatory and cellular phenomena accompanying cardiac alterations during the early inflammatory phase of myocardial infarction (MI) may be an excellent diagnostic tool. Current knowledge of the chronology of the responses of myocardial tissue following the occurrence of ischemic insult, as well as the existence of numerous studies aiming to identify reliable markers in dating MI, induced us to investigate the myocardial specimens of MI fatal cases in order to better define the age of MI. METHODS We performed an immunohistochemical study and a Western blot analysis to evaluate detectable morphological changes in myocardial specimens of fatal MI cases and to quantify the effects of cardiac expression of inflammatory mediators (CD15, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-15, IL-8, MCP-1, ICAM-1, CD18, tryptase) and structural and functional cardiac proteins. RESULTS We observed a biphasic course of MCP-1: it was strongly expressed in the very early phase (0-4 hrs), to diminish in the early period (after 6-8 hrs). Again, our choice of IL-15 is explained by the synergism with neutrophilic granulocytes (CD15) and our study shows the potential for striking cytokine synergy in promoting fast, local neutrophil response in damaged tissues. A progressively stronger immunoreaction for the CD15 antibody was visible in the areas where the margination of circulating inflammatory cells was detectable, up to very strong expression in the oldest ones (>12 hours). Further, the induction of CD15, IL-15, MCP-1 expression levels was quantified by Western blot analysis. The results were as follows: IL-15/β-actin 0.80, CD15/β-actin 0.30, and MCP-1/β-actin 0.60, matching perfectly with the results of immunohistochemistry. Control hearts from traumatic death cases did not show any immunoreactivity to the pro-inflammatory markers, neither were there any reactions in Western blot analysis. CONCLUSIONS Essential markers (i.e. IL-15, MCP-1) are suitable indicators of myocardial response to ischemic insult involving very early phase reaction (inflammatory response and cytokine release). In the very near future, proteomics may help clinicians and pathologists to better understand mechanisms relating to cardiac repair and remodeling and provide targets for future therapies.
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- Emanuela Turillazzi
- Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D’Avanzo, Viale degli Aviatori, n. 1, 71100 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D’Avanzo, Viale degli Aviatori, n. 1, 71100 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D’Avanzo, Viale degli Aviatori, n. 1, 71100 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, University “La Sapienza” of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Roma, Italy
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Sener MT, Karakus E, Halici Z, Akpinar E, Topcu A, Kok AN. Can early myocardial infarction-related deaths be diagnosed using postmortem urotensin receptor expression levels? Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2014; 10:395-400. [PMID: 24935436 DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9575-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most prevalent causes of sudden adult death. It is difficult to diagnose early MI postmortem because there are no typical or characteristic changes in morphology. In this study, changes in the level of the mRNA for the urotensin receptor (UR) were investigated postmortem to determine the suitability of UR as a biomarker for diagnosis of early MI after death. METHODS An MI rat model was developed by injecting rats with isoproterenol (ISO) (lethal dose 850 mg/kg) or normal saline (control group). The hearts of rats in the control and ISO-induced MI groups were harvested at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h (h) postmortem. The hearts were then immediately submerged in 1 mL of RNA stabilization solution and stored at 4 °C for <1 week before RNA extraction. Relative UR expression analysis was performed using the StepOne Plus Real Time PCR System with cDNA synthesized from rat heart. RESULTS Postmortem UR mRNA expression was higher in the ISO-induced MI group than in the control group, at both 4 and 20 °C, at all of the time points examined except 72 h postmortem (p < 0.0001). The largest increases were observed at ambient temperature and 6 h postmortem. CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, increased postmortem UR expression could serve as a biomarker to aid diagnosis of early MI.
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- Mustafa Talip Sener
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Ataturk University School of Medicine, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey,
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Mahmoud KD, de Smet BJGL, Zijlstra F, Rihal CS, Holmes DR. Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, circadian variation, and triggers. Curr Probl Cardiol 2011; 36:56-80. [PMID: 21356429 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2011.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a major health issue accounting for over 5% of annual mortality in the Western world. There are several causes of SCD, most commonly, coronary artery disease. Although identifying the prodrome of SCD has attracted considerable interest, a large proportion of patients die before any medical contact is established. SCD onset seems to follow a circadian pattern, most likely because of exposure to endogenous and exogenous triggers. The aim of the present report is to review the current knowledge of epidemiology, patterns of onset, and triggers of SCD and present directions for future research with a focus on coronary artery disease.
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Immuno-histochemistry in the detection of early myocardial infarction (a post-mortem study). EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Jackowski C, Warntjes MJB, Berge J, Bär W, Persson A. Magnetic resonance imaging goes postmortem: noninvasive detection and assessment of myocardial infarction by postmortem MRI. Eur Radiol 2010; 21:70-8. [PMID: 20644937 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1884-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Revised: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Christian Jackowski
- Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV, University Hospital, University of Linköping, SE-58185, Linköping, Sweden.
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Jenkins CP, Cardona DM, Bowers JN, Oliai BR, Allan RW, Normann SJ. The Utility of C4d, C9, and Troponin T Immunohistochemistry in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010; 134:256-63. [DOI: 10.5858/134.2.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context.—Full activation and involvement of the complement pathway follows acute myocardial infarction. Complement fragment C4d is a stable, covalently bound marker of complement activation. Troponin T is specific for cardiomyocytes.
Objectives.—To determine the specificity of C4d, C9, and troponin T immunoreactivity in necrotic myocytes and to establish whether they can be used to delineate acute myocardial infarction.
Design.—Twenty-six autopsy cases with a total of 54 myocardium areas of infarction were reviewed retrospectively. Immunohistochemistry for C4d, C9, and troponin T was used on paraffin sections of formalin-fixed tissue. Controls consisted of 5 cases without evidence of infarction, and histologically normal myocardium functioned as an internal control.
Results.—C4d and C9 antibodies reacted strongly and diffusely with necrotic myocytes in all samples of infarctions for up to 2 days (19 of 19; 100%). Adjacent histologically normal myocytes were nonreactive, resulting in a clear delineation between damaged and viable myocardium. Reactivity declined with increased duration and was absent in scars. Troponin T showed loss of staining in preinflammatory lesions (8 of 13; 62%); however, nonspecific patchy loss of staining was present in negative controls and in viable myocardium. Immunostains provided new diagnoses in 2 cases, including evidence of reinfarction and a newly diagnosed acute myocardial infarction.
Conclusions.—C4d and C9 have comparable reactivity and specificity for necrotic myocytes. C4d and C9 staining of necrotic myocytes is apparent before the influx of inflammatory cells, demonstrating utility in early myocardial infarction. Patchy loss of Troponin T in some cases of histologically normal myocardium limited its usefulness as a sole marker of infarction.
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- Crystal P. Jenkins
- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (Drs Jenkins, Cardona, Bowers, Allan, and Normann); and the ProPath Laboratory, Dallas, Texas (Dr Oliai)
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Zabka TS, Irwin M, Albassam MA. Spontaneous cardiomyopathy in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Toxicol Pathol 2009; 37:814-8. [PMID: 19706931 DOI: 10.1177/0192623309345692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A previously undescribed spontaneous cardiomyopathy was identified by routine light microscopic examination of the heart from four clinically healthy purpose-bred cynomolgus monkeys that ranged from four to nine years of age and included 2 males and 2 females. Special stains of Sirius red, Masson's trichrome, and Mallory's phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin (PTAH); and immunohistochemistry using anti-CD68, troponin-I, and desmin antibodies were used to facilitate lesion characterization and assess cardiomyocyte viability. Microscopically, the apical to mid-ventricular myocardium to subendocardium had foci of cardiomyocyte disarray with cytoplasmic pallor to stippling and karyomegaly, vacuolization of the perimyseal connective tissue, a meshwork of fibrous tissue that concentrated around medium-sized blood vessels and dissected between or less often replaced affected cardiomyocytes; and a minimal, predominantly macrophage infiltrate. The disrupted cardiomyocytes were immunoreactive to desmin and troponin-I antibodies and had a normal cross-striation pattern by PTAH, indicating the chronic cardiomyopathy was not associated with active cardiomyocyte damage. The consistent distribution and morphology of the cardiomyopathy suggested a common etiology and pathogenesis. The features were reminiscent of chronic catecholamine-induced experimental cardiomyopathy and stress cardiomyopathy in monkeys and humans, respectively. This report documents another spontaneous heart lesion in clinically healthy monkeys for consideration during interpretation of toxicology studies.
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- Tanja S Zabka
- Roche Pharmaceuticals, Pathology Department, Non-clinical safety, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
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Sudden cardiac death and myocardial ischemia indicators: a comparative study of four immunohistochemical markers. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2008; 29:154-61. [PMID: 18520484 DOI: 10.1097/paf.0b013e318177eab7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The postmortem diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction represents a current challenge for forensic pathologists, particularly when death occurs within minutes to a few hours after the ischemic insult. Among the adult population the single most important cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the well-known atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, commonly asymptomatic or unrecognized. The recognition of early myocardial damage using routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining is possible only if death has occurred at least 6 hours after the onset of the ischemic injury. The usefulness of immunohistochemical markers to the diagnosis of early myocardial damage has been recently suggested because most of them can be visible even serologically as early as few minutes after the beginning of the symptoms. To evaluate the usefulness of plasma and cellular antigens, their distribution patterns have been studied among a group of 18 SCD cases in which a myocardial ischemia was strongly suspected. For the present study, 4 markers have been selected on the basis of their different diagnostic potential as follows: among the plasma markers the C5b-9 and fibronectin, among the cellular markers the myoglobin and cardiac troponin. The results show that only the study of multiple markers such as those selected can provide enough evidence of myocardial ischemia and/or necrosis, supporting the final diagnosis of SCD. No single immunohistochemical staining is ideal for diagnosing early myocardial ischemia but a set of markers can improve the ability of forensic pathologists to detect ischemic areas when no macroscopic or microscopic evidence of necrosis is available. However, the interpretation of data obtained in each individual cannot be isolated from the overall assessment of the factors (cardiopulmonary resuscitation and/or agonal artifacts) that can affect the expression of each marker.
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