Cyclical stretch induces structural changes in atrial myocytes

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 743-753

  De Jong, Anne Margreet ^a,b   Maass, Alexander H ^a   Oberdorf Maass, Silke U ^a   De Boer, Rudolf A ^a   Van Gilst, Wiek H ^a,b   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atria; Cell culture; Remodelling; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCINEURIN; GDF15 PROTEIN, RAT; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PRAVASTATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ATRIAL REMODELING; CALCINEURIN; CELL DEATH; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15; HEART ATRIA; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PRAVASTATIN; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 84879493924     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12064     Document Type: Article

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