Mason, Fleur E.

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","95"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","106"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","94"],["dc.contributor.author","Hartmann, Nico H."],["dc.contributor.author","Mason, Fleur E."],["dc.contributor.author","Braun, Inga"],["dc.contributor.author","Pabel, Steffen"],["dc.contributor.author","Voigt, Niels"],["dc.contributor.author","Schotola, Hanna"],["dc.contributor.author","Fischer, Thomas H."],["dc.contributor.author","Dobrev, Dobromir"],["dc.contributor.author","Danner, Bernhard C."],["dc.contributor.author","Renner, André"],["dc.contributor.author","Gummert, Jan"],["dc.contributor.author","Belardinelli, Luiz"],["dc.contributor.author","Frey, Norbert"],["dc.contributor.author","Maier, Lars S."],["dc.contributor.author","Hasenfuß, Gerd"],["dc.contributor.author","Sossalla, Samuel"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:44:54Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:44:54Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Introduction: Pharmacological rhythm control of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with structural heart disease is limited. Ranolazine in combination with low dose dronedarone remarkably reduced AF-burden in the phase II HARMONY trial. We thus aimed to investigate the possible mechanisms underlying these results. Methods and results: Patch clamp experiments revealed that ranolazine (5 mu M), low-dose dronedarone (0.3 mu M), and the combination significantly prolonged action potential duration (APD(90)) in atrial myocytes from patients in sinus rhythm (prolongation by 23.5 +/- 0.1%, 31.7 +/- 0.1% and 25.6 +/- 0.1% respectively). Most importantly, in atrial myocytes from patients with AF ranolazine alone, but more the combination with dronedarone, also prolonged the typically abbreviated APD(90) (prolongation by 21.6 +/- 0.1% and 31.9 +/- 0.1% respectively). It was clearly observed that neither ranolazine, dronedarone nor the combination significantly changed the APD or contractility and twitch force in ventricular myocytes or trabeculae from patients with heart failure (HF). Interestingly ranolazine, and more so the combination, but not dronedarone alone, caused hyperpolarization of the resting membrane potential in cardiomyocytes from AF. As measured by confocal microscopy (Fluo-3), ranolazine, dronedarone and the combination significantly suppressed diastolic sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ leak in myocytes from sinus rhythm (reduction by ranolazine: 89.0 +/- 30.7%, dronedarone: 75.6 +/- 27.4% and combination: 78.0 +/- 272%), in myocytes from AF (reduction by ranolazine: 67.6 +/- 33.7%, dronedarone: 86.5 +/- 31.7% and combination: 81.0 +/- 33.3%), as well as in myocytes from HF (reduction by ranolazine: 64.8 +/- 26.5% and dronedarone: 65.9 +/- 29.3%). Conclusions: Electrophysiological measurements during exposure to ranolazine alone or in combination with low-dose dronedarone showed APD prolongation, cellular hyperpolarization and reduced SR Ca2+ leak in human atrial myocytes. The combined inhibitory effects on various currents, in particular Na+ and K+ currents, may explain the anti-AF effects observed in the HARMONY trial. Therefore, the combination of ranolazine and dronedarone, but also ranolazine alone, may be promising new treatment options for AF, especially in patients with HF, and merit further clinical investigation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.03.012"],["dc.identifier.gro","3141690"],["dc.identifier.isi","000376839000011"],["dc.identifier.pmid","27056421"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8938"],["dc.identifier.url","https://sfb1002.med.uni-goettingen.de/production/literature/publications/146"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002: Modulatorische Einheiten bei Herzinsuffizienz"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002 | D01: Erholung aus der Herzinsuffizienz – Einfluss von Fibrose und Transkriptionssignatur"],["dc.relation.eissn","1095-8584"],["dc.relation.issn","0022-2828"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Hasenfuß (Transition zur Herzinsuffizienz)"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG L. Maier (Experimentelle Kardiologie)"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Sossalla (Kardiovaskuläre experimentelle Elektrophysiologie und Bildgebung)"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG T. Fischer"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Voigt (Molecular Pharmacology)"],["dc.title","The combined effects of ranolazine and dronedarone on human atrial and ventricular electrophysiology"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Basic Research in Cardiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","115"],["dc.contributor.author","Mason, Fleur E."],["dc.contributor.author","Pronto, Julius Ryan D."],["dc.contributor.author","Alhussini, Khaled"],["dc.contributor.author","Maack, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Voigt, Niels"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-04-14T08:30:49Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-04-14T08:30:49Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.description.abstract","The molecular mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, are poorly understood and therefore target-specific treatment options remain an unmet clinical need. Excitation–contraction coupling in cardiac myocytes requires high amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is replenished by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria. Calcium (Ca2+) is a key regulator of mitochondrial function by stimulating the Krebs cycle, which produces nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide for ATP production at the electron transport chain and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate for the elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS). While it is now well established that mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathophysiology of heart failure, this has been less investigated in atrial myocytes in AF. Considering the high prevalence of AF, investigating the role of mitochondria in this disease may guide the path towards new therapeutic targets. In this review, we discuss the importance of mitochondrial Ca2+ handling in regulating ATP production and mitochondrial ROS emission and how alterations, particularly in these aspects of mitochondrial activity, may play a role in AF. In addition to describing research advances, we highlight areas in which further studies are required to elucidate the role of mitochondria in AF."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00395-020-00827-7"],["dc.identifier.pmid","33258071"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/83381"],["dc.identifier.url","https://mbexc.uni-goettingen.de/literature/publications/137"],["dc.identifier.url","https://sfb1002.med.uni-goettingen.de/production/literature/publications/379"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-399"],["dc.relation","EXC 2067: Multiscale Bioimaging"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002: Modulatorische Einheiten bei Herzinsuffizienz"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002 | A13: Bedeutung einer gestörten zytosolischen Calciumpufferung bei der atrialen Arrhythmogenese bei Patienten mit Herzinsuffizienz (HF)"],["dc.relation.eissn","1435-1803"],["dc.relation.issn","0300-8428"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Voigt (Molecular Pharmacology)"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","Cellular and mitochondrial mechanisms of atrial fibrillation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","overview_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

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