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invest with or as with a body; give body to (同)personify
the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
the main mass of a thing
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" (同)dead body
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" (同)organic structure, physical structure
a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919) (同)Henry John Heinz

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Heinz bodies (also referred to as "Heinz-Ehrlich bodies") are inclusions within red blood cells composed of denatured hemoglobin.^[1]^[2]

History

They are named after Robert Heinz (1865–1924), a German physician who in 1890 described these inclusions in connection with cases of hemolytic anemia.^[3]^[4]

Form and appearance

Heinz body stain of feline blood, showing three distinct Heinz bodies.

Heinz bodies appear as small round inclusions within the red cell body, though they are not visible when stained with Romanowsky dyes. They appear more clearly when supravitally stained^[5] (e.g., with new methylene blue or bromocresol green).

Causes

Heinz bodies are formed by damage to the hemoglobin component molecules, usually through oxidant damage, or from an inherited mutation (i.e. change of an internal amino acid residue). As a result, an electron from the hemoglobin is transferred to an oxygen molecule, which creates a reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can cause severe cell damage leading to premature cell lysis.^[6] Damaged cells are cleared by macrophages in the spleen, where the precipitate and damaged membrane are removed, leading to characteristic "bite cells". The denaturing process is irreversible and the continual elimination of damaged cells leads to Heinz body anemia.

There are several pathways leading to the hemoglobin damage.

NADPH deficiency can cause a dysfunction in glutathione peroxidase which is an enzyme that converts hydrogen peroxide (reactive oxygen species) into water.
G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency exacerbated by administration of oxidant drugs (e.g., primaquine, dapsone, quinidine) can also result in Heinz bodies. G6PD deficient red cells in combination with high levels of oxidants causes a cross-linking of sulfhydryl groups on globin chains which causes a denaturing and formation of Heinz body precipitates.^[7]

Heinz bodies can also be found in chronic liver disease.^[8]
Alpha-thalassemia. Normal adult hemoglobin is composed of two alpha and two beta chains. Alpha thalassemia patients have partial or complete defects in alpha globin production, leading to a relative abundance of beta globin chains in the cell. These excess beta globin chains aggregate to form HbH, which has decreased solubility and precipitates in the red blood cell cytoplasm.^[9] This is not direct damage to hemoglobin per se, but rather a perturbation in the quaternary structure of hemoglobin.

The presence of Heinz bodies may also be a feature of hyposplenism or asplenia, when a damaged or absent spleen cannot remove these damaged cells from circulation.

Veterinary

In veterinary medicine, Heinz bodies are associated with the consumption of acetaminophen (paracetamol) and onions by cats,^[10] dogs, and various primates. Thiosulfate compounds in the flesh of onions have been identified as the cause.

Propylene glycol was once a common ingredient in soft moist cat food. According to the FDA "It was known for some time that propylene glycol caused Heinz Body formation in the red blood cells of cats (small clumps of proteins seen in the cells when viewed under the microscope), but it could not be shown to cause overt anemia or other clinical effects. However, recent reports in the veterinary literature of scientifically sound studies have shown that propylene glycol reduces the red blood cell survival time, renders red blood cells more susceptible to oxidative damage, and has other adverse effects in cats consuming the substance at levels found in soft-moist food.^[11] In light of this new data, CVM amended the regulations to expressly prohibit the use of propylene glycol in cat foods."^[12]

Treatment

There is no specific treatment for Heinz bodies; however, they are important as a diagnostic indicator for the causative conditions listed above.

References

^ Heinz Bodies at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
^ "Unstable Hemoglobins: The Role of Heme Loss in Heinz Body Formation" Jacon, Harry and Winterhalter, Kaspar, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 64, No3, pp. 697-701, March 1970
^ synd/658 at Who Named It?
^ R. Heinz. Morphologische Veränderungen des roten Blutkörperchens durch Gifte. [Virchows] Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für klinische Medizin, Berlin, 1890, 122: 112-116.
^ "Heinz bodies,Heinz-Ehrlich bodies" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^ Voet&Voet Biochemistry p340
^ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; Aster, Jon (2009-05-28). Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition: Expert Consult - Online (Robbins Pathology) (Kindle Locations 33368-33370). Elsevier Health. Kindle Edition.
^ "Anemia in Children - October 15, 2001 - American Family Physician".
^ Bunn and Aster. Pathophysiology of Blood Disorders. Lange. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-07-171378-8.
^ Anemia caused by onions Wissman, Margaret A., Simian, date unknown
^ "Heinz Body Anemia in Cats" Tarigo-Martinie, Jaime and Krimer, Paula (accessed Sept. 2006)
^ "Pet Food Labels - General".

External links

Heinz Bodies: Photo at University of Virginia

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