Mitochondrial abnormalities in selenium-deficient myopathy
Y Osaki1, I Nishino, N Murakami
1Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku-city, Kochi, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a man who developed selenium-deficient myopathy during long-term parenteral nutrition. Muscle biopsy showed marked mitochondrial depletion in the deep sarcoplasm and enlarged mitochondria at the periphery mainly in type 2 fibers. Muscle weakness improved gradually after the second course of selenium supplementation. The peculiar mitochondrial abnormalities in muscle fibers appear to play a key role in the pathogenesis of selenium-deficient myopathy.
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