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Probenecid treatment improves outcomes in a novel mouse model of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Onusko Evan, McDermott Michael R, Robbins Nathan, Liu Guansheng, Kranias Evangelia G, Rubinstein Jack, Koch Sheryl E
Abstract excerpt
Probenecid has been used for decades in the treatment of gout but recently has also been found to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure via stimulation of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) channel in cardiomyocytes. This study tested the use of probenecid on a novel mouse model of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) as a potential treatment option. A human mutation of the human heat...
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