Simvastatin Modulates Remodeling of Kv4.3 Expression in Rat Hypertrophied Cardiomyocytes

<p><b>Objectives:</b> Hypertrophy has been shown to be associated with arrhythmias which can be caused by abnormal remodeling of the Kv4-family of transient potassium channels. Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (statins) have recently been shown to exert...

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Main Author: Feifei Su, Miaoqian Shi, Zhiqiang Yan, Dongbo Ou, Juntang Li, Zifan Lu, Qiangsun Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v08p0236.htm