CaMKII-Dependent Diastolic SR Ca2+ Leak and Elevated Diastolic Ca2+ Levels in Right Atrial Myocardium of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
CaMKII-Dependent Diastolic SR Ca2+ Leak and Elevated Diastolic Ca2+ Levels in Right Atrial Myocardium of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
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DOI:
10.1161/circresaha.109.203836
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发表时间:
2010-04-02
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Maier, Lars S.
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作者:
Neef, Stefan;Dybkova, Nataliya;Maier, Lars S.
Rationale: Although research suggests that diastolic Ca2+ levels might be increased in atrial fibrillation (AF), this hypothesis has never been tested. Diastolic Ca2+ leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) might increase diastolic Ca2+ levels and play a role in triggering or maintaining AF by transient inward currents through Na+/Ca2+ exchange. In ventricular myocardium, ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) phosphorylation by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK)II is emerging as an important mechanism for SR Ca2+ leak.Objective: We tested the hypothesis that CaMKII-dependent diastolic SR Ca2+ leak and elevated diastolic Ca2+ levels occurs in atrial myocardium of patients with AF.Methods and Results: We used isolated human right atrial myocytes from patients with AF versus sinus rhythm and found CaMKII expression to be increased by 40 +/- 14% (P