CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY OF MITOCHONDRIA - A POSSIBLE TOOL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS

被引:14
作者
RUITERS, MHJ
VANSPRONSEN, EA
SKJELDAL, OH
STROMME, P
SCHOLTE, HR
PZYREMBEL, H
SMIT, GPA
RUITENBEEK, W
AGSTERIBBE, E
机构
[1] UNIV GRONINGEN,PHYSIOL CHEM LAB,BLOEMSINGEL 10,9712 KZ GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV AMSTERDAM,DEPT MOLEC CELL BIOL,MOLEC CYTOL SECT,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV OSLO,RIKSHOSP,CTR MENTAL RETARDAT,DEPT PAEDIAT,OSLO,NORWAY
[4] ERASMUS UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[5] ERASMUS UNIV,SOPHIAS CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT PAEDIAT,3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[6] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN,DEPT PAEDIAT,9700 AB GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
[7] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN,DEPT PAEDIAT,NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
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D O I
10.1007/BF01804387
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This paper describes a non-invasive method for the study of mitochondrial morphology in cultured human skin fibroblasts by confocal scanning laser microscopy after staining the mitochondria with 2-[4-(dimethyl-aminostyryl]-1-methylpyridinium iodide. This method is applied to compare mitochondria in fibroblasts from healthy individuals and from patients with mitochondrial myopathy. In most cases there is a striking swelling of the patient's mitochondria and a loss of fine structure. The results with respect to the potential of this method as a diagnostic tool are discussed.
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