OBJECTIVE: To investigate ultrastructural pathological changes of Heroin-Addicts. METHODS: Heroin-Addicts' central nervous system, endocrine system, immune system and reproductive system in 4 cases are observed by using transmission electron microscope(TEM). RESULTS: The changes of central nervous system are mitochondrion swelling, crista fragmentation and disappear. Endoplasmic reticulum dilation, nervous fibres and cell organelles reduction; mitochondrion swelling, Partial crista fragmentation and endoplasmic reticulum dilation are also found in endocrine system; Lymphocytes reduction, cytoplasm ingredient reduction and dead lymphocytes increase in immune system; in reproductive system, spermatogenic cells and cell organelles are reduced in the male and follicle disappeared in the female. CONCLUSION Ultra-structural pathological changes of heroin-addicts are presented acute, chronic oxygen deficiency degeneration and necrosis.
Central Nervous System/ultrastructure* ; Endocrine System/ultrastructure* ; Female ; Genitalia/ultrastructure* ; Heroin Dependence/pathology* ; Humans ; Immune System/ultrastructure* ; Male ; Microscopy, Electron