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Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium leak contributes to arrhythmia but not to heart failure progression.
Science translational medicine - 12 Sept 2018
Mohamed Belal A, Hartmann Nico, Tirilomis Petros, Sekeres Karolina, Li Wener, Neef Stefan, Richter Claudia, Zeisberg Elisabeth M, Kattner Lars, Didié Michael, Guan Kaomei, Schmitto Jan D, Lehnart Stephan E, Luther Stefan, Voigt Niels, Seidler Tim, Sossalla Samuel, Hasenfuss Gerd, Toischer Karl
Abstract excerpt
Increased sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ leak via the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) has been suggested to play a mechanistic role in the development of heart failure (HF) and cardiac arrhythmia. Mice treated with a selective RyR2 stabilizer, rycal S36, showed normalization of SR Ca2+ leak and improved survival in pressure overload (PO) and myocardial infarction (MI) models. The development of HF, measured...
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