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Mavacamten decreases maximal force and Ca2+ sensitivity in the N47K-myosin regulatory light chain mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Feb 2021
Awinda Peter O, Watanabe Marissa, Bishaw Yemeserach, Huckabee Anna M, Agonias Keinan B, Kazmierczak Katarzyna, Szczesna-Cordary Danuta, Tanner Bertrand C W
Abstract excerpt
Morbidity and mortality associated with heart disease is a growing threat to the global population, and novel therapies are needed. Mavacamten (formerly called MYK-461) is a small molecule that binds to cardiac myosin and inhibits myosin ATPase. Mavacamten is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and it may provide benefits for treating other forms of...
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