title: Structural changes in the liver of mice infected with avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
abstract: Intranasal infection of male outbred rats with isolate of influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/Gs/Krasnoozerskoye/627/05) from the Novosibirsk region was followed by high mortality of experimental animals. Morphological study of liver samples revealed subtotal destructive changes in the liver parenchyma (proteinosis and centrolobular necroses), which was related to hemodynamic disorders and cytokine dysregulation. The decrease in reparative activity of hepatocytes was probably followed by hepatocellular failure and contributed to high mortality rate from this infection (up to 85%).
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Novosibirsk region, Kol'tsovo, Russia. tasharkova@yandex.ru
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Sharkova
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Potapova
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Shkurupy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shestopalov
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Drozdov
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Shestopalova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000473:pathology; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats