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Treatment of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in mice using novel RyR2-modifying drugs.
International journal of cardiology - 15 Jan 2017
Li Na, Wang Qiongling, Sibrian-Vazquez Martha, Klipp Robert C, Reynolds Julia O, Word Tarah A, Scott Larry, Salama Guy, Strongin Robert M, Abramson Jonathan J, Wehrens Xander H T
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RATIONALE: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a potentially lethal arrhythmic disorder caused by mutations in the type-2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2). Mutant RyR2 cause abnormal Ca2+ leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), which is associated with the development of arrhythmias. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether derivatives of tetracaine, a local anesthetic drug with known RyR2...
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