REACTIVE CHANGES OF LIVER AND KIDNEY HISTOLOGICAL ELEMENTS IN MURINE MODELS OF SEPSIS CAUSED BY ADMINISTRATION OF DIFFERENT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STRAINS TO MICE

Abstract

Objective - to identify reactive changes of liver and kidney histological elements in experimental models of sepsis in mice caused by 1840 and 1623 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (PsA1840, 1623). Material and methods. Sepsis was modeled in two groups of mature male C57Bl/6 mice by intraperitoneal administration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Strain 1840 was administered to animals of the first group (n=8), animals of the second group (n=12) were administered strain 1623; the control group consisted of 3 animals. Before the experiment, the strains were tested for the presence of genes of exotoxins U, S, T, Y (ExoU, ExoS, ExoT, ExoY) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Electrophoresis in horizontal 1,5 % agarose gel was used to visualize PCR products. The animals were euthanized at the terminal stage of sepsis. The extracted liver and kidneys were fixed according to the generally accepted histological method, and embedded into paraffin blocks. Serial 4 μm thick sections of organs were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, analyzed and photographed using «AxioPlus» light microscope (Zeiss, Germany). Results. Strain PsA 1840, carrying the gene of exotoxin U (ExoU), caused severe destructive changes of hepatocytes plates and the replacement of the liver parenchyma with homogeneous eosinophilic substance. There were signs of blood stasis in sinusoidal capillaries, expansion and thrombosis of central veins, a few accumulations of leukocytes. Morphological changes of nephrons consisted of local destructive changes in the proximal tubules at the periphery of kidney cortical substance. After the introduction of PsA1623, carrying the gene of exotoxin S (ExoS), the massive death of renal corpuscles and degeneration of nephron tubules were registered. However, the lobular histoarchitecture in the liver remained mostly unaltered. Conclusions. It is supposed that there is a possible connection of the observed differences in reactive changes of liver and kidney histological elements in two experimental groups with genome features of PsA strains used for the sepsis modeling.

Keywords

Pseudomonas aeruginosa / hepatocyte / renal corpuscle / Pseudomonas aeruginosa / exotoxin / sepsis

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