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Allylamine cardiotoxicity: II. Histopathology and histochemistry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6448005     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The progression of cardiac lesions induced in the rat by allylamine administration (0.1% in drinking water) was studied histopathologically and histochemically. Early changes (4-8 days) consisted of piecemeal acute apical and subendocardial myocardial necrosis with morphologic features of coagulation necrosis and myocytolysis. These early lesions progressed and coalesced; resolution of the subendocardial necrosis was associated with remarkably proliferative fibroblastic tissus. Late lesions (21 days to 3 months) consisted of extensive dense fibrous tissue with adjacent continuing focal necrosis and organization. Although vascular alterations were not present during the early course of injury, after 21 days an exuberant proliferation of cells, predominantly within the intima of intramyocardial smaller arteries and not associated with total occlusion or thrombosis, became evident. Other late lesions included rare intraventricular mural thrombi and cartilagenous metaplasia of trabeculae carnae. Early histochemical alterations (3 days) included focal myocardial cell "calcification," demonstrated by the alizarin red S stain, and increased monoamine oxidase (MAO) staining in apical subendocardium and periarterial myocytes. As necrosis continued and fibrosis developed (7-21 days) MAO dramatically increased in pericicatricial and periarterial cells. Biochemical measurement of myocardial MAO showed an initial drop in activity, followed by a steady rise to high activity (21 days), especially toward a Type "B" MAO substrate. Although there are many similarities between allylamine-induced myocardial necrosis and ischemic or catecholamine-induced myocardial damage, other unusual findings-especially the early histochemical and chemical MAO alterations and the proliferative late vascular and cicatricial lesions-suggest that the primary pathophysiologic effect of allylamine, mediated through the MAO system, is on the medial smooth muscle of intramyocardial arteries.
Authors:
P J Boor; T J Nelson; P Chieco
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of pathology     Volume:  100     ISSN:  0002-9440     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Pathol.     Publication Date:  1980 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-11-25     Completed Date:  1980-11-25     Revised Date:  2010-06-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370502     Medline TA:  Am J Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  739-64     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Allylamine / toxicity*
Amines / toxicity*
Animals
Calcium / metabolism
Calcium-Transporting ATPases / metabolism
Cardiomyopathies / chemically induced*,  enzymology,  pathology
Histocytochemistry
Male
Monoamine Oxidase / metabolism
Myocardium / enzymology,  pathology*
Rats
Succinate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-07066/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-21327/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amines; 107-11-9/Allylamine; 7440-70-2/Calcium; EC 1.3.99.1/Succinate Dehydrogenase; EC 1.4.3.4/Monoamine Oxidase; EC 3.6.1.8/Calcium-Transporting ATPases
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