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Inhibition of the hERG potassium channel by phenanthrene: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutant.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Dec 2021
Al-Moubarak Ehab, Shiels Holly A, Zhang Yihong, Du Chunyun, Hanington Oliver, Harmer Stephen C, Dempsey Christopher E, Hancox Jules C
Abstract excerpt
The lipophilic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) phenanthrene is relatively abundant in polluted air and water and can access and accumulate in human tissue. Phenanthrene has been reported to interact with cardiac ion channels in several fish species. This study was undertaken to investigate the ability of phenanthrene to interact with hERG (human Ether-à-go-go-Related Gene) encoded Kv11.1 K+ channels, which...
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