BACKGROUND: Dysferlinopathy is heritable progressing muscular dystrophy which is caused by mutation in gene DYSF. Currently, there is skeletal muscle pathology definition, bur there is only fragmentary and limited myocardium hystopathology data.
AIM: execution of analysis of pathomorphological status of myocardium in Bla/J mice of different age, which are the model of dysferlinopathy.
METHODS: Material is illustrated by the example of two experimental groups: Bla/J mice with knockout DYSF gene on 3, 6, 12 months old and control wild Balb/C mice 6 months old. There was study of expression and pattern of dyeing of protein dysferlin in immunofluorescent search method. There was held such parameters as hystological charachteristic of myocardium of three dyeing protocols (hematoxylin and eosin, iron hematoxylin by Rego, hematoxylin-basic fuchsin-picric acid by Lie), morphometry of the parameters of cardiomyocytes (length, width of cardiomyocytes and nuclear perimeter).
RESULTS: The immunofluorescent search method revealed high quantity of dysferlin in myocardium only in control group. Statistical analysis showed the significant differences between Bla/J and Balb/C mice: the increasing length and width of cardiomyocytes in dysferlinopathy — by 49,9 (95% confidence interval: 45,9–57,4)% and by 35,6 (95% confidence interval: 32,9–37,9)% respectively. Nucleus perimeter was significantly reduced in dysferlinopathy group with 6 months disease duration (by 23,9 (95% confidence interval: 20,2–27,5)% in comparing with 3 months group, and by 18,8 (95% confidence interval: 8,5–19,7)% in comparing with the control. Consequently, there were found progressive hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes and increasing deformation in cardiomyocytes, intercalated discs destruction, hypoxia features and necrosis indication resulting fibrosis. There was pattern of cardiomyocytes size reduction in dependence with aging process.
CONCLUSION: Dysferlin deficiency leads to significant damage in myocardium in Bla/J mice.