title: [Phenomena of "micronucleoli" in cardiomyocytes from patients with idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy].
abstract: Silver staining was used to estimate structural and functional conditions of cardiomyocyte and stromal cell nucleoli in myocardium from 3 patients with idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM). We revealed a prominent increase in the amount of myocardial stromal component cells. The area of nuclei, the area and amount of nucleoli in cells of myocardial stromal component much varied. In some cells of myocardial stromal component we found nuclei, whose area was comparable with that of cardiomyocyte nuclei. In all patients we revealed cardiomyocytes with extranucleolar distribution of argentophilic substance in the nuclei. These data suggest an important pathogenic role of structural rearrangments in the nuclei of cardiomyocytes and stromal component cells in providing specific cell phenotype of myocardium in patients with idiopathic RCM. Extranucleolar (atypical) distribution of argentophilic substance in the nucleus, referred to as "micronucleoli", point out certain disturbances of nucleolar functions in cardiomyocytes in patients with RCM.
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Gudkova
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Shliakhto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D032342:Muscle Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016622:Silver Staining; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology