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Abolishing myofibroblast arrhythmogeneicity by pharmacological ablation of α-smooth muscle actin containing stress fibers.
Circulation research - 28 Oct 2011
Rosker Christian, Salvarani Nicolò, Schmutz Stephan, Grand Teddy, Rohr Stephan
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Myofibroblasts typically appear in the myocardium after insults to the heart like mechanical overload and infarction. Apart from contributing to fibrotic remodeling, myofibroblasts induce arrhythmogenic slow conduction and ectopic activity in cardiomyocytes after establishment of heterocellular electrotonic coupling in vitro. So far, it is not known whether α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) containing...
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