Intermembrane inclusions induced by anoxia in heart and skeletal muscle mitochondria
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathology Including Molecular Pathology
- Vol. 31 (1), 169-179
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02889934
Abstract
Heart and skeletal muscle from rats of different ages were incubated in vitro in an oxygen-free medium supplied with substrates in order to investigate the effect of anoxia on muscle fine structure, particulary on the mitochondria. In skeletal muscle fibers anoxia has been found to induce changes similar to those previously described in ischemic muscles in vivo, namely giant mitochondria, apparently derived by mitochondrial fusion, and intermembrane inclusions with a paracrystalline structure. The plate-like inclusions are mostly located in the intracristal spaces and are closely associated to cristal membranes even in markedly swollen mitochondria. Identical inclusions have been observed in cardiac muscle cells following anoxic injury, whereas they are never found in non-muscle cells such as endothelia, fibroblasts and nerve fibers. Cardiac and skeletal muscle fibers from newborn rats maintained in an oxygen-free medium show mitochondrial swelling but no intermembrane inclusions. The different response of mitochondria from developing vs adult striated muscle to anoxia may be due to changes during postnatal development in the quality or quantity of the protein component(s) involved in paracrystal formation.Keywords
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