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Suppression of ryanodine receptor function prolongs Ca2+ release refractoriness and promotes cardiac alternans in intact hearts.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Nov 2016
Zhong Xiaowei, Sun Bo, Vallmitjana Alexander, Mi Tao, Guo Wenting, Ni Mingke, Wang Ruiwu, Guo Ang, Duff Henry J, Gillis Anne M, Song Long-Sheng, Hove-Madsen Leif, Benitez Raul, Chen S R Wayne
Abstract excerpt
Beat-to-beat alternations in the amplitude of the cytosolic Ca2+ transient (Ca2+ alternans) are thought to be the primary cause of cardiac alternans that can lead to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. Despite its important role in arrhythmogenesis, the mechanism underlying Ca2+ alternans remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated the role of cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2), the major Ca2+ release...
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