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Early opening of sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium channels is not a key step in PKC-mediated cardioprotection.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Feb 2015
Brennan Sean, Jackson Robert, Patel Manish, Sims Mark W, Hudman Diane, Norman Robert I, Lodwick David, Rainbow Richard D
Abstract excerpt
ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are abundantly expressed in the myocardium. Although a definitive role for the channel remains elusive they have been implicated in the phenomenon of cardioprotection, but the precise mechanism is unclear. We set out to test the hypothesis that the channel protects by opening early during ischemia to shorten action potential duration and reduce electrical excitability thus...
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