Isometric developed tension and histopathology of myocardium of chagasic mice. I.
Acta Physiol Pharmacol Ther Latinoam
; 41(4): 397-404, 1991.
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Cardiac disease is usually the most serious complication of human infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in our country. This report studies the evolution of the chagasic cardiopathy in mice inoculated with low number of parasites during acute and indeterminate stages in different aspects: contractility, histopathology and pharmacological response. From 2-45 days post infection (p.i.) (acute stage) myocardium contractile force reached higher values than in controls, but norepinephrine (NE) response was significantly lower. Acetylcholine (ACh) caused a negative inotropic effect similar to the observed in control group. In this period cardiac damage evolved to an acute interstitial myocarditis. In the indeterminate phase (45-75 days p.i.) of this parasitosis NE produced either small inotropic effect, negative inotropic effect or had no effect on the ventricles tested. A significantly low ACh effect, sub-endocardiac perivascular fibrosis and necrosis in wall bases were also observed. The abnormal pharmacological response described could be ascribed to modifications in cardiac beta and muscarinic receptors number or affinity. The present results showed that in myocardium isolated from T. cruzi infected mice the histopathology, contractility and pharmacological response were altered from 48 h p.i. reaching a maximum disorder at 60 days p.i.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiomiopatia Chagásica
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Contração Miocárdica
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Physiol Pharmacol Ther Latinoam
Assunto da revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Argentina