scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF ENDOTHELIOCYTES AND REMODELING OF THE ARTERIES UNDER THE EXPERIMENTAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 972-977
Author(s):  
Ihor I. Yuryk ◽  
Yaroslav Ya. Bodnar ◽  
Svitlana V. Trach-Rosolovska ◽  
Olena I. Hladii ◽  
Petro Ya. Bodnar ◽  
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Introduction: Under the conditions of experimental hypercholesterolemia, endothelial dysfunction develops with the morphological marker which is an increase in the number of blood-circulating desquamated endothelial cells (DEC), but this situation needs to be clarified in the development of this pathology in the age aspect. The aim: To find out the features of remodeling of endothelial cells and arteries of the hind limbs in the rats of pre-repopductive and reproductive age with experimental hypercholesterolemia. Materials and methods: The experimental group consisted of 16 animals with biochemically confirmed hypercholesterolemia, which were divided into 2 groups: group 1 – 8 animals, aged 2–3 months, weighing 150–170 grams and group 2 – 8 rats aged from 11 to 11 months weighing 230–250 gram. The control group consisted of rats of the same age of 8 animals in each. Results: Hypercholesterolemia causes damage to the vascular endothelium of the arteries, which is characterized by an increase in the number of desquamated endothelial cells in the peripheral blood. The most circulating blood in desquamated endothelial cells was detected in 45 days of study in animals of reproductive age, where the number of desquamated endothelial cells increased by 2.56 times, and in animals of pre-reproductive age – 2.35 times. Morphological changes were characterized by thickening of the intima of the arteries of the femur, knee and tibia due to swelling of the endothelial cells, their desquamation and proliferative changes in places of preserved vascular endothelium. In response to the deposition of lipids and PAS-positive substrates, cellular reactions appeared as weak lymphocytic infiltration. In addition to hyperlastosis, fragmentation of elastic fibers was revealed. Correlation of intima contributed to the narrowing of vascular lumen. Lipids, xanthoma cells and sour mucopolysaccharides were accumulated in the inner membrane of the arteries. In addition to lymphocytic infiltrates, the amount of collagen fibers in adventitia increased. Conclusions: Under conditions of hypercholesterolemia the number of desquamated endothelial cells in the blood increases, and arterial remodeling is characterized by manifestations of hypertrophic-neoplastic remodeling in rats of pre-reproductive age, and in reproductive animals there were sclerotic and inflammatory changes.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
L.R. Mateshuk-Vatseba ◽  
R.R. Symivska ◽  
N.V. Belik ◽  
V.V. Piliponova

To date, pathology of the cardiovascular system is the most common, tends to increase, most often leads to disability and mortality of the population at a young working age and is an important medical and social problem. The purpose of the study was to establish the features of micro organization of the mitral valve in white rat in norm and after opioid action. The study material is presented by histological samples of a mitral valve of the white rat. The study was performed on 30 adult white reproductive age rats weighing 160-220 g. The experimental animals were injected intramuscularly 1 time per day for the same period of 42 days (6 weeks) with the opioid drug analgesic “Nalbuphine”. Using histological methods, 30 mitral valves of white rat were examined. Microscopy of histological preparations of the valves of the heart was performed sequentially, assessing the morphological changes in the norm and under the action of the opioid after 6 weeks of the experiment. Emphasis was placed on the presence or absence of endothelial layer, as well as the condition of endothelial cells in normal and at the action of the damaging factor, determining the signs of their dystrophy, desquamation and proliferation. It is established that the normal mitral valve is represented by endocardial folds. The rat endocardium consists of three layers: endothelial (endothelial cells rich layer, attached to the basement membrane), subendothelial (connective tissue rich in fibroblasts) and a muscular-elastic layer (represented by smooth myocytes, plaited collagen fibers). After 6 weeks of administration of Nalbuphine, the mitral valve is in a stage of decompensation, when the outer and inner endothelial layers are destroyed, the endothelial cells are deformed, the subendothelial layer is represented by single bundles of different directions. In the musculo-elastic layer, contact between smooth myocytes and fragmented and thinned, collagen and elastic fibers is lost. This study allows us to conclude on the destructive effect of opioid agents on the valvular apparatus of the heart.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
M. Lytvynenko

Background. Patients with comorbid pathology occupy leading positions in the practice of a doctor of any specialty especially in patients with HIV. Reproductive system is known to be the gateway for viruses. This fact could explain the severity of changes developing in the female reproductive system infected with HIV, in particular in the endometrium. The purpose of this study was to assess morphological changes in the endometrium caused by the combined effects of HIV infection and chronic alcoholism. Materials and methods: The study included sectional material taken from 60 women of reproductive age (20-40 years). They were all divided into two groups. The first group (30 people) consisted of HIV-positive individuals who, according to a survey of relatives and according to an autopsy (the main symptom is the presence of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver), alcohol abuse was confirmed. The following parameters were determined: the average diameter of the endometrial glands (proliferative type), the minimum diameter of the endometrial glands (proliferative type), the maximum diameter of the endometrial glands (proliferative type), wall thickness (proliferative type), the relative volume of the epithelium (proliferative type), the average diameter of the glands (secretory type), the minimum diameter of the glands (secretory type), the maximum diameter of the glands (secretory type), the relative volume of the epithelium (secretory type), the thickness of the epithelium. Results. the average diameter of the endometrial glands (proliferative type) decreased from 51.71 ± 2.90 x 10-6 m in the comparison group to 39.42 ± 2.35 x 10-6 m in the HIV-infected group, which was 23.77%. The minimum diameter of the endometrial glands (proliferative type) reduced from 32.47 ± 1.83 x10-6 m to 27.13 ± 1.73x10-6 m (16.45%), the maximum diameter from 72.14 ± 2.21 x10-6 m to 63.84 ± 3.29 x10-6 m (11.5%). the relative volume of the epithelium (proliferative type) decreased by 5.41% (from 54.43 ± 1.79% in the study group to 49.02 ± 2.65% in the control group). The thickness of the uterine wall was also significantly reduced from 15.18 ± 1.60 x10-6 m to 14.52 ± 1.19 x10-6 m, which was 4.35%. The maximum volume of glands (secretory type) changed from 127.98 ± 2.10 x10-6 m to 97.18 ± 3.12 x10-6 m (24%). Changes by 3.6% were also observed when examining the wall thickness (from 13.02 ± 1.36 x10-6 m to 12.55 ± 1.68 x10-6 m). Conclusion. The study evaluated features of endometrial restructuring in alcohol-abusing HIV-infected women.


Author(s):  
I.V. Tsiganenko ◽  
L.K. Ovcharenko

The work considers the causes of the coronary X syndrome development in women by assessing the experimental group and the control group with typical angina pectoris with angiographically altered vessels. Each group included 30 patients. When studingy medical records of the patients in the study group, we found out that in the reproductive period all of them had hyperestrogenemia, confirmed by the laboratory data, with the corresponding consequences in the form of various gynecological diseases, while the patients of the control group had unburdened gynaecological history. In terms of the lipid spectrum, the results turned out to be opposite. In the experimental group, the rates were within the normal range, and the control level of LDL-C significantly exceeded the required values. Despite the fact that estrogens increase the concentration of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in the blood and lower the content of low density lipoprotein (LDL) that are atherogenic, their surplus has a less negative effect than their lack, as the risk of developing atherosclerosis increases with decreasing concentration, and with an increase there is a risk of developing endothelial dysfunction, which provokes the development of coronary syndrome X. These date confirm the development of endothelial dysfunction in the patients of the experimental group with hyperestrogenemia in the history resulted from the impairment of the process of proliferation of endothelial cells with subsequent imbalance of secretion of biologically active substances. Among them, there is nitric oxide, which causes the relaxation of smooth myocytes, thus resulting in vasodilatation, and endothelins, providing the opposite, vasodilating effect. Prostacyclines and thrombomodulins secreted by the vascular endothelium in physiological conditions, counteract platelet aggregation. In the case of damage to the vascular wall, the production of prostacyclin and thrombomodulin is suppressed, but the release of thromboplastin, platelet activation factor and von Willerband factor activates that promote platelet aggregation and blood clotting. Under the participation of other physiologically active substances, selectins, endothelial cells promote adhesion to their surface and further penetration into the site of inflammation of neutrophils, blood acidophils. Selectin is accumulated in the cytoplasm of the endothelial cells in the form of specific electron-cellular inclusions, the so-called bodies of Weibel-Palade. Normally, vascular endothelium is impervious to blood components. However, being affected by a number of factors, and in particular histamine, endothelial cells lose contact with each other and decrease in number. This leads to the release of water and plasma proteins into the intercellular medium causing oedema. Due to the ability of the inner layer of vessels to produce a large number of biologically active substances, such changes can hardly be corrected by therapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Sergey M. Sharkov ◽  
I. G. Vasileva ◽  
A. I. Strelnikov ◽  
V. V. Polozov

The increase in the number of urological and andrological diseases associated with undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia dictates the need to study this problem in childhood. The present study was aimed at analyzing the phenotypic manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia, as well as the severity of the morphological changes in its structures in children with various urological and andrological pathology, that constituted the main observation group. As a control group, children with a similar pathology of the genitourinary system without signs of mesenchymal insufficiency were examined. Comparative analysis of the detection of the number of phenotypic markers as one of the indicators of connective tissue dysplasia in children with various nosological forms from the urological department made it possible to determine the prevalence rate of the number of phenotypes in patients with hypospadia, varicocele and congenital edema of the testicle, and in the highest percentage of cases - in patients with hypospadias. Craniocephalic anomalies and small anomalies of the oral cavity were diagnosed most frequently. In a smaller percentage of cases, stigmata of the auricles and the osteoarticular system were identified. Phenotypic manifestations of dysplasia in the form of eye anomalies, pathology of the skin and its appendages - were noted even less often. The morphological confirmation of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia in the examined patients was the detection of dystrophy of collagen and elastic fibers, detected by means of microscopy. At the same time, a characteristic sign of dysplasia was the chaotic arrangement of collagen fibers, their thickening and discontinuity. Staining for elastin allowed detecting the uneven arrangement, curvature or fragmentation of elastic fibers. In the work, there was made a study of the features of morphological changes in connective tissue structures, depending on the nosological form. With this aim, we divided various histological signs of mesenchymal insufficiency, revealed during microscopy, in three degrees of the severity. Histological studies of connective tissue structures confirmed the predominance of more pronounced morphological manifestations of dysplasia in patients with hypospadias. They had severe dystrophic changes in 70% of cases, while such abnormalities in children operated for varicocele, were noted in every fourth biopsy, and in hydrops patients - only in 15% of cases. The study of collagen and elastic fibers of dermal preparations resected during surgical interventions in children with phimosis against the background of dysplasia syndrome showed no significant pathological changes. In biopsies of this group of patients, there were only minimal manifestations of mesenchymal insufficiency. In children with urological and andrological pathology without signs of undifferentiated dysplasia, morphological disturbances in structural components of connective tissue corresponding to mild severity were noted. Thus, the performed analysis of manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia in children with various urological and andrological pathology showed the prevalence of the number of phenotypic markers and the severity of morphological changes in children with hypospadias. Less severe manifestations of dysplasia were noted in patients with varicocele and hydrocele. The study of signs of connective tissue insufficiency in the group of patients with phimosis showed their minimal manifestations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
N. G. Kulchenko

Purpose of the study. To evaluate morphological changes in the testes in experimental animals after tension-free inguinal hernia repair modeling.Materials and methods. The study included male rabbits, aged 120 days, weighing 3.8 ± 0.9 kg. All rabbits were divided into two groups depending on the type of operation: in the first group (n = 10) of animals, we made a model of tension-free inguinal hernia repair and used a polypropylene mesh; in the second group (n = 10) of animals, we left the structures of the inguinal canal intact. Morphological assessment of spermatogenesis was performed after 40 days. All morphometric measurements were carried out on strictly cross-sections of the convoluted seminal tubules.Results. In rabbits of group 1, the volume of the testicle was significantly three times less than in animals of group 2 (p < 0.05). In the animals of the first group, a significant deterioration in spermatogenesis was observed (p < 0.05). Histological examination of sections of the testes of these animals showed that hypoplasia of the spermatogenic epithelium was present in the convoluted seminal tubules, in 1/8 of the tubules there was subtotal aplasia of the spermatogenic epithelium, Sertoli-Cell-Only Syndrome was detected only in 2 %. Atrophy of the convoluted seminal tubules was not recorded at this period of observation. In the animals of the control group, almost 90 % of cases of spermatogenesis disorders were not detected.Conclusions. This experimental study on rabbits showed that after using a polypropylene mesh for inguinal canal plastic, inhibition of germ cell maturation occurs after 1.5 months. Therefore, in men of reproductive age, it is necessary to use polypropylene mesh implants with caution in terms of performing inguinal hernia repair.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Veronika Melnikova V ◽  
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Munavvara Dodkhoeva ◽  

Objective: To study immunohystochemical markers and features of histological and morphological changes in the placenta of women who have given birth to children with anencephaly. Methods: 15 women with anencephaly in the fetus (the main group) and 20 women, who gave birth to practically healthy children (control group), were examined. All women were tested for tumor marker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), morphological examination of placenta and levels of apoptosis, definition expression Nkx-2.2 in vascular endothelial cells of the villous chorion of the placenta of women in norm, and with congenital malformation (CM) of the central nervous system (CNS), in particular – anencephaly in the fetus. Results: A feature of the histochemical characteristics of placenta in women who have given birth to children with anencephaly is the predominance of chronic compensated deficiency with manifestations of dyscirculatory disorders. Statistically significant reduction of Nkx-2.2 expression levels in the vascular endothelial cells of the villous chorion placenta of women who gave birth to children with anencephaly, confirms the role of this factor in the differentiation of nervous structures. An inverse correlation between the level of Nkx-2.2 expression in the placenta and the level of AFP in the blood serum of pregnant women at the beginning of the second trimester of pregnancy determines the level of AFP as the most significant marker of the development of anencephaly in the fetus. Conclusions: Based on the conducted studies it is possible to assume the participation of the placenta in the formation of abnormalities of the CNS of fetuses and newborns. Consequently, properly organized antenatal surveillance with mandatory definition of AFP level at 14 weeks of pregnancy will improve the quality of care for women at risk development of CM of the CNS of the fetus, in particular – anencephaly. Keywords: Immunohistochemical markers, diagnostics of anencephaly, expression of Nkx-2.2 in the placenta, degree of apoptosis in the placenta


Author(s):  
L. R. Mateshuk-Vatseba ◽  
I. I. Hirniak

The article contains new information on the current problem of the influence of endo- and exopathogenic factors on the structure of the digestive system. The purpose of the study was to establish the structural features of the interlobular bile ducts under the conditions of six weeks of exposure to nalbuphine in the experiment. The study was based on 30 white laboratory rats of male reproductive age. Histological sections of the liver were stained with hematoxylin and eosin according to conventional methods. The «Aver Media» computer system was used to photograph the micropreparations. The computer program ImageJ was used to measure the diameter of the lumen and the wall thickness of the interlobular bile duct. «Excel» and «Statistica» 6.0 software were used for statistical processing of the obtained digital data. The results of the study show that against the background of nalbuphine administration for six weeks there are morphological changes in the interlobular bile ducts of experimental animals, manifested by destructuring of the interlobular bile ducts, loss of their proper shape, expansion and unevenness of their lumens, deformation and thickening of the interstitial walls in 2-3 times, disorganization of cholangiocytes, thinning of the cell layer due to detachment of cholangiocytes, polymorphism of their nuclei, stratification, fragmentation of the lamina propria of the interlobular bile ducts, periductal edema, dilatation of interlobular portal tracts, "varicose" veins of the interlobular portal tracts, pronounced smooth muscle hyperplasia of the interlobular arteries, the presence of perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates. The data of the study can be used in practical medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of pathology of the bile ducts due to long-term use of opioids.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xu Chen ◽  
Yi Shao ◽  
Shi-Nan Wu ◽  
Shan-Bi Zhou

Objective. To observe the morphological changes and abnormal structure of corneal endothelial cells in children with uveitis, to analyze the related factors affecting the morphological changes of corneal endothelial cells, and to explore the clinical application of a corneal endothelial microscope in children with uveitis. Methods. The corneal endothelial cells of 70 patients with uveitis were photographed with the Topcon SP-3000 noncontact corneal endothelial microscope, and the corneal endothelial cell density (CD), average cell area (AVE), coefficient of variation of the cell area (CV), and percentage of hexagonal cells (PHC) were measured with the IMAGEnet system. Twenty-eight patients (56 eyes) with monocular uveitis were selected, with the affected eyes (28 eyes) as the experimental group and the contralateral healthy eyes (28 eyes) as the control group. The corneal endothelial cell parameters between the two groups were statistically analyzed. The parameters of corneal endothelial cells in 70 children with uveitis were compared, and the effects of the course of the disease, inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber, and posterior corneal deposition (KP) on the parameters of corneal endothelial cells were analyzed. Results. There are four abnormal forms of the corneal endothelium in children with uveitis: enlarged cell area gap, irregular cell shape, blurred intercellular space, and cell loss. KP showed irregular high reflective white spots in the corneal endothelial microscope images, surrounded by dark areas, and existed in all the eyes with dusty KP found in slit lamp examination and a small number of eyes without obvious KP. Comparing the corneal endothelial cell parameters between the experimental group and the control group, it was found that the corneal endothelial CD and PHC of the former were lower than those of the latter, and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.001 and P = 0.018 , respectively). The AVE and CA of the former were higher than those of the latter ( P = 0.013 and P = 0.046 , respectively). The corneal endothelial cell density of the eyes with a course of the disease of more than 1 year was lower than that of the eyes with a course of the disease less than 1 year, the coefficient of variation of the corneal endothelial cell area of the eyes with KP was higher than that of the eyes without KP, and the difference was statistically significant ( P = 0.003 and P = 0.030 , respectively). Conclusion. Corneal endothelial microscopy is one of the important methods for the detection of uveitis with high sensitivity. The change of morphological parameters of corneal endothelial cells is one of the important indexes to assist in the diagnosis of uveitis and can be further promoted in ophthalmological examination.


2016 ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
T.F. Tatarchuk ◽  
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D.G. German ◽  

The article presents the comparative analysis of the state of the cervix in women with endometrial polyps and micropolyps. Patients and methods. The study involved 130 patients aged 18-35 years: 70 patients with endometrial polyps (group I), 30 patients with micropolyps (group II) and 30 patients of the control group (group III). Results. According to the anamnesis of women in the I group were significantly more frequent diseases of the cervix, which corrected physical surgery methods, in particular cryodestruction. In group II, the representatives of these indicators were similar to healthy. Normal colposcopic picture met significantly less frequently in patients and I, and II group. The differences in the incidence of HPV high oncogenic risk in all groups were not statistically significant. Conclusion. Destructive methods used in the detection of any changes in the cervix are often overly aggressive, form scars and contributing to inflamaciones process. In the chain of events leading to the formation of PE, cervical pathology and its correction can take the basic place. Key words: endometrial polyp, micropolyps, chronic endometritis, uterine cervix, colposcopy.


2017 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
O.I. Ostapenko ◽  
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V.P. Kvashenko ◽  
I.K. Akimova ◽  
I.N. Nosova ◽  
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The objective: the study of immunomodulatory effects of a probiotic, which contains lyophilized Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus rhamnosus) – 13 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) and lyophilized bifidobacteria (Bifidobacterium lactis) – 4 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) the level of serum immunoglobulin IgA as a marker of local immunity in the plasma of women of reproductive age with the violation of the biocenosis of the vagina. Patients and methods. The study involved 86 patients of reproductive age with the violation of the vaginal biocenosis, which were divided into two groups according to received treatment. A survey was conducted for all patients in both groups: determine the level of serum IgA, measuring pH of vaginal environment and the quantification of lactobacilli and pathogenic flora with the help of test-system «Florotsenoz» before treatment and in 6 weeks after treatment. The state of vaginal microbiocenosis in both groups before treatment was homogeneous. Patients in both groups as therapy at the first stage of treatment received, if necessary antimicrobial therapy depending on the selected flora. In the second stage (restoration of microflora) patient of the main group received systemic probiotic combined with a complex prebiotic local action, patients in the control group, the probiotic localy in the form of the vaginal candles or tablets. Results. The research stated the increasing level of serum IgA in blood plasma of patients of the main group compared to control group at 20%, normalizing the pH of the vaginal environment in the main group in 94% of cases, which indicates an increase of immunity in mucosal. Conclusion. The inclusion of the systemic probiotic in the scheme of treatment of disorders of biocenosis of the vagina system enhances the increasing of immunity of the mucous membranes, and the vaginal tablets prebiotic of local action restores the own normal microflora of the vagina. Key words: serum immunoglobulin A, local immunity, vaginal dysbiosis, probiotics, prebiotics, vaginal microbiocenosis, the pH of the vaginal environment.


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