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Turkish Journal of Zoology
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(‫ اﻳﻦ ﺻﻔﺤﻪ در ﺳﺎﻳﺖ ﻣﺠﻠﻪ و ﻗﺴﻤﺖ ﺁﺧﺮﻳﻦ ﺷﻤﺎرﻩ ﺁﻣﺪﻩ اﺳﺖ‬.‫ ﻣﯽ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ‬٢ ،‫در ذﻳﻞ ﺁﻣﺪﻩ اﺳﺖ‬
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Volume 34, Issue 2, (2010)
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Research Article
Turk J Zool
34 (2010) 237-242
© TÜBİTAK
doi:10.3906/zoo-0810-17
The anatomy and histology of the atrioventricular conducting
system in the hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) heart
Abolghasem NABIPOUR*
Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad,
P. O. Box: 91775-1793, IRAN
Received: 30.10.2008
Abstract: This study examined the atrioventricular conducting system in 4 adult male hedgehogs (Hemiechinus auritus).
The histological structure of these components was studied using routine histological methods. The AVN was located at
the lower and anterior part of the interatrial septum, near the root of the aorta. It was almost oval and consisted of twisted
cells. Internodal pathways in the hedgehog heart were not observed, but there were numerous purkinje-like fibers within
the myocardium of the atrium. The AVB was a continuation of the AVN, as a compact structure, extended obliquely
through the fibrous ring toward the apex of the interventricular septum, and was composed of many purkinje cells.
Key words: Hedgehog, heart, histology, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular bundle
Introduction
No other exotic animal has caught the attention of
the public quite like the hedgehog has. Their spines,
friendly nature, and an ever-smiling expression have
endeared them to millions of confessed hedgehog
lovers around the globe.
In the evolutionary development of the vertebrate
heart, the specialized atrioventricular conduction
system appears as a phylogenetically new structural
entity, which, to date, has been documented only in
mammals and birds (Szabo et al., 1986). Moreover, in
considering its development, it is very important to
compare the cardiac conducting system in different
species.
Cardiovascular diseases are an important cause of
human mortality worldwide, especially in developing
countries. In addition to high rates of mortality, the
costs associated with treating these diseases are high.
The negative economic, social, industrial, and
psychological effects of these diseases are significant. In
order to understand cardiac function, research on the
histological structure of the cardiac conduction system,
especially the atrioventricular system, is necessary. Two
principal components of the atrioventricular
conducting system are the atrioventricular node (AVN)
and atrioventricular bundle (AVB). For example, some
cardiac arrhythmias are due to pathological lesions and
anatomical defects in the AVN and AVB, or in their
blood supply.
* E-mail: [email protected]
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The anatomy and histology of the AVN and AVB
have been studied in humans (Lev and Lerner, 1955;
Titus et al., 1963; James, 1970; Titus, 1973), dogs and
monkeys (Nonidez, 1943; James, 1964), hoofed
animals (Meyling and Terborg, 1957; Prasad and
Sinha, 1980), rabbits (James, 1967), birds (Szabo et al.,
1986), lizards (Prakash, 1990), camels (Ghazi and
Tadjalli, 1993, 2002), cats (Ghazi et al., 1998; Tadjalli
et al., 1999), cattle (James, 1965), horses (Bishop and
Cole, 1967), goats (Nabipour, 2002; Nabipour et al.,
2002), guinea pigs (Nabipour, 2004a, 2004b), and
recently in ovine fetuses (Nabipour and Shahabodini,
2007). However, precise data are not available on the
anatomy and histology of the AVN and AVB in
hedgehogs. The present study follows others on the
histological structure of the AVN and AVB in
different animal species. Histological knowledge of
the AVN and AVB provides the basis for
understanding their physiological function, and
delineation of their structure in the hedgehog will
provide additional insights into the significance of
their structure.
Materials and methods
The study included 4 adult male hedgehogs
(Hemiechinus auritus) with an average weight of 357
g (Figure 1). They were euthanized with an overdose
of
sodium
pentobarbital
administrated
intraperitoneally. After removal of the pericardium,
Figure 1. The Hemiechinus auritus species of hedgehog studied
in this research.
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the heart was flushed with warm (40 °C) normal
saline and for fixation was perfused with 10% neutral
buffered formalin solution. The lower part of the
interatrial septum (from the level of the upper part
with the coronary sinus) along with the upper part of
the interventricular septum were removed. The
samples were placed in the same fixative, and then
through a series of graded alcohols and xylene, and
eventually into paraffin wax. Serial sections 6-μm
thick were made longitudinally, starting from the
right side of the samples. The sections were preserved
and then selected by the interval of 3, stained with
Masson’s trichrome green and PAS-Alcian blue
(periodic acid Schiff-Alcian blue) (Luna, 1968). The
stained sections were studied under a light
microscope.
Results
The hedgehog AVN was located at the lower and
anterior section on the right side of the interatrial
septum, near the root of the aorta, and was almost
oval (Figure 2). Morphologically, the hedgehog AVB
was a continuation of the AVN. There was no
detectable border between the node and the AVB. The
AVB extended obliquely through the fibrous ring to
the apex of the interventricular septum, as a compact
structure (Figure 3).
Within the AVN there was a mass—an interlacing
bundle of fibers that were smaller than ordinary
Figure 2. Photomicrograph showing the location and shape of
the atrioventricular node (AVN); interatrial septum
(IAS); interventricular septum (IVS); fibrous ring (FR),
(green Masson’s trichrome staining, ×160).
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myocardial fibers. The myofibrils of the nodal cells
were a little smaller than ordinary myocardial fibers.
As such, the difference in color between the node and
the surrounding myocardium was minimal (Figure
2). There was a framework of collagen fibers between
the AV nodal fibers. There were 2 types of cells in the
hedgehog AVN: P (pacemaker-like) cells and other
cells with darker cytoplasm. The cytoplasm of P cells
contained a perinuclear clear zone (Figure 4). There
were no detectable mucosubstances in the cells of the
atrial and ventricular myocardium, AVN, or AVB
(Figure 5).
The AVB was composed of many purkinje cells.
Myofibrils were located at the periphery of the cells
and a perinuclear clear zone was obvious, whereas the
other cells of the AVB had darker cytoplasm (Figure
6). Intercalated discs between the cells of the AVB
were present. Internodal pathways were not observed
in the hedgehog heart, but there were numerous
purkinje-like fibers within the myocardium of the
atrium and auricle (Figure 7). Several arterioles, nerve
fibers, and ganglions were present at the caudodorsal
section of the AVN and AVB to supply them.
Additionally, there was fibrous cartilage in the
hedgehog atrioventricular fibrous ring (Figures 8, 9).
Figure 3. Photomicrograph showing the AVB that is passing
through the fibrous ring. Atrioventricular bundle
(AVB); interventricular septum (IVS); fibrous ring
(FR), (green Masson’s trichrome staining, ×160).
Figure 4. Histological structure of the AVN in the heart
hedgehogs. Pacemaker like cells (P); darker cells (D);
collagen fibers (arrows), (green Masson’s trichrome
staining, ×640).
Figure 5. The photomicrograph does not show detectable
mucosubstances in the ventricular myocardium of
hedgehog, (Periodic Acid Schiff-Alcian blue staining
×640).
Figure 6. Showing the AVB in the heart of hedgehogs.
Atrioventricular bundle (AVB); interventricular
septum (IVS); fibrous ring (FR). Note the high number
of the purkinje fibers (arrows), (green Masson’s
trichrome staining, ×320).
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Figure 7. Showing numerous purkinje-like fibers within the atrial
myocardium in the heart of hedgehogs. Purkinje-like
fibers (arrows), (green Masson’s trichrome staining,
×640).
Figure 9. Fibrous cartilage in the right atrioventricular fibrous
ring of hedgehogs. Collagen fibers (CF); lacuna and
chondrocyte (arrow), (green Masson’s trichrome
staining, ×640).
Discussion
The anatomic location of the AVN in the
hedgehog heart was similar to that in rabbits (James,
1967), guinea pigs (Nabipour, 2004a), and ovine
fetuses (Nabipour and Shahabodini, 2007). Because
the ostium of the coronary sinus is so large in the
rabbit (James, 1967) and guinea pig (Nabipour,
2004a), the AVN is displaced anteriorly and occupies
the entire region, and the AVB is foreshortened. As
these animals normally have a left cranial vena cava,
the ostium of the coronary sinus (embryologically
derived from the terminal portion of the left cranial
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Figure 8. Showing a parasympathetic ganglion near the AVN and
AVB of hedgehogs. Capsule (C); perikaryon (P); nerve
fibers (NF); amphicyte (arrow), (green Masson’s
trichrome staining, ×640).
vena cava in most mammals) is unusually large. This
effectively displaces the AVN and AVB anteriorly
toward the root of the aorta. However, in sheep
(Copenhaver and Truex, 1952), humans (Titus et al.,
1963), dogs (James, 1964), horses (Bishop and Cole,
1967), cattle (James, 1965), camels (Ghazi and
Tadjalli, 2002), cats (Tadjalli et al., 1999), and goats
(Nabipour, 2002) the AVN is located in the posterior
section of the interatrial septum, anterior to the
coronary sinus. The hedgehog AVN was oval, whereas
in ovine fetuses, as in adult sheep (Copenhaver and
Truex, 1952), the AVN is almost spherical. It is oval
or fan-shaped in humans (Titus et al., 1963), is like a
tiny spleen in dogs (James, 1964), has a flattened
oblong shape in horses (Bishop and Cole, 1967), is
ovoid in cattle (James, 1965), is an irregular elongated
oval in goats (Nabipour, 2002), is an irregular ellipse
in camels (Ghazi and Tadjalli, 2002), is an irregular
elongated oval in cats (Tadjalli et al., 1999), and is
almost spherical in guinea pigs (Nabipour, 2004a).
The AVN in avian hearts is not morphologically
definable (Szabo et al., 1986).
The hedgehog AVB was displaced anteriorly, near
the root of the aorta. This location is similar to that
in rabbits (James, 1967), guinea pigs (Nabipour,
2004b), and ovine fetuses (Nabipour and
Shahabodini, 2007). The shortness of the hedgehog
AVB is also similar to that in goats (Nabipour et al.,
2002), ovine fetuses (Nabipour and Shahabodini,
2007), and cattle and horses (Meyling and Terborg,
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1957). Due to the absence of the membranous part of
the interventricular septum in these animals, the AVB
is short; however, in animals in which the
membranous part is present, e.g. cats (Ghazi et al.,
1998), the AVB is long.
The AV node cells and their arrangement as a mass
of interlacing bundles interwoven with collagen fibers
in the hedgehog is similar to that in humans (Titus et
al., 1963), dogs (James, 1964), horses (Bishop and
Cole, 1967), cattle (James, 1965), camels (Ghazi and
Tadjalli, 2002), goats (Nabipour, 2002), cats (Tadjalli et
al., 1999), rabbits (James, 1967), guinea pigs
(Nabipour, 2004a), and ovine fetuses (Nabipour and
Shahabodini, 2007). The difference in color between
the node and ordinary myocardial fibers we observed
in the hedgehog is less than has been reported in other
animals, which is because there were more myofibrils
in the cytoplasm of the cells of the hedgehog AVN.
There is a small quantity of elastic fibers scattered
within the AVN in humans (Titus et al., 1963), dogs
(James, 1964), and cats (Tadjalli et al., 1999).
The number of P cells in the hedgehog AVN was
low, which is similar to other animals, while the AVN
of the guinea pig (Nabipour, 2004a) and ovine fetus
consisted of numerous P cells. The level of
carbohydrates in the AVN cells of ovine fetuses is high
(Nabipour and Shahabodini, 2007); however, there is
no glycogen in the AVN cells in goats (Nabipour,
2002), camels (Ghazi and Tadjalli, 2002), or guinea
pigs (Nabipour, 2004a). There is a small quantity of
nerve fibers within the hedgehog AVN; in this respect
it is similar to that in humans (Titus et al., 1963), dogs
(James, 1964), cats (Tadjalli et al., 1999), guinea pigs
(Nabipour, 2004a), and ovine fetuses (Nabipour and
Shahabodini, 2007). In contrast, in cattle (James,
1965), horses (Meyling and Treborg, 1957), and goats
(Nabipour, 2002) an abundance of nerve fibers are
present in the node. In the hedgehog heart, as in that
of humans (Titus et al., 1963), dogs (James, 1964),
horses (Bishop and Cole, 1967), cattle (James, 1965),
camels (Ghazi and Tadjalli, 2002), cats (Tadjalli et al.,
1999), rabbits (James, 1967), goats (Nabipour, 2002),
and ovine fetuses (Nabipour and Shahabodini, 2007),
ganglia are present in the posterior part of the AVN,
but not in the node. Additionally, there are no ganglia
at the periphery or within the node in the guinea pig.
In the present study internodal pathways in the
hedgehog heart were not observed, but there were
numerous purkinje-like fibers within the myocardium
of the atrium and auricle. The distribution of these
fibers suggests that they may be involved in the
interatrial spread of excitation. In humans (James,
1963), dogs (Glomset and Glomset, 1940), rabbits
(James, 1967), and guinea pigs (Nabipour, 2004a)
internodal pathways are connected to the margins of
the AVN.
Histologically, there were 2 types of cells in the
hedgehog AVB: purkinje cells and cells that did not
have the typical characteristics of purkinje cells. In
this respect it is similar to that in guinea pigs
(Nabipour, 2004b) and ovine fetuses (Nabipour and
Shahabodini, 2007). Typical purkinje cells
(Copenhaver and Truex, 1952), as seen in the AVB of
ungulates (James and Sherf, 1971), have a distinct
perinuclear light zone and a much larger diameter
than cardiac cells. Ungulate purkinje cells are almost
spherical or polyhedral, and make contact with other
cells along virtually their entire periphery, whereas the
cells in the AVB of canines and humans are elongated
and oblong, and make contact to some extent along
their lateral margins, but more often at their terminal
ends (James and Sherf, 1971). Partitioning of the AVB
was not observed in the hedgehog heart, which is in
contrast to the results reported for humans and other
animals.
Acknowledgements
The author wishes to express his appreciation to
the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Research
Council for their financial support and to thank Mr.
Pouradibi for his technical assistance.
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