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Impairment of human ether-à-go-go-related gene (HERG) K+ channel function by hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Similar phenotypes but different mechanisms.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 21 Mar 2003
Zhang Yiqiang, Han Hong, Wang Jingxiong, Wang Huizhen, Yang Baofeng, Wang Zhiguo
Abstract excerpt
Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia both can cause prolongation of the Q-T interval and ventricular arrhythmias. Here we studied modulation of human ether-à-go-go-related gene (HERG) K(+) channel, the major molecular component of delayed rectifier K(+) current responsible for cardiac repolarization, by glucose in HEK293 cells using whole-cell patch clamp techniques. We found that both hyperglycemia (extracellular...
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