Plenary Session 3 Structural Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation as Arrhythmogenic Substrates: Tachyarrhythmia and Gap Junction Remodeling
Tomoko Ohkusa
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5. In cardiomyopathic
hamsters, Cx43 mRNA and Cx43 protein decreased at 20 weeks,
and Cx43 expression on immunohistochemistry gradually decreased.
Although serine 255 phosphorylation of Cx43 gradually decreased
with age in both groups, it was significantly greater in the
cardiomyopathic hamsters compared to the golden hamsters at
6 weeks and 20 weeks.
