TNFα Modulates Cardiac Conduction by Altering Electrical Coupling between Myocytes

Background: Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNFα) upregulation during acute inflammatory response has been associated with numerous cardiac effects including modulating Connexin43 and vascular permeability. This may in turn alter cardiac gap junctional (GJ) coupling and extracellular volume (ephaptic coupl...

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Main Authors: Sharon A. George, Patrick J. Calhoun, Robert G. Gourdie, James W. Smyth, Steven Poelzing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00334/full