2017
Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes
Karam BS, Chavez-Moreno A, Koh W, Akar JG, Akar FG. Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2017, 16: 120. PMID: 28962617, PMCID: PMC5622555, DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0604-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationOxidative stressCommon sustained cardiac arrhythmiaMaintenance of AFSustained cardiac arrhythmiaDiabetic heartElectrical remodelingRisk factorsAtrial excitabilityTherapeutic strategiesCardiac arrhythmiasInflammationCentral mediatorObesityDiabetesFibrillationMechanistic linkMellitusArrhythmiasExcitability
2011
Biophysical properties and functional consequences of reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐induced ROS release in intact myocardium
Biary N, Xie C, Kauffman J, Akar FG. Biophysical properties and functional consequences of reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐induced ROS release in intact myocardium. The Journal Of Physiology 2011, 589: 5167-5179. PMID: 21825030, PMCID: PMC3225672, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.214239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntioxidantsArrhythmias, CardiacCyclosporineDiazepamEthidiumFluorescenceFluorescent DyesHydrogen PeroxideIn Vitro TechniquesIntracellular MembranesMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMyocardiumOrganometallic CompoundsOxidantsOxidative StressRatsSalicylatesSuperoxidesVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsIncidence of arrhythmiasIntact myocardiumOxidative stressMitochondrial permeability transition poreReactive oxygen speciesSustained ventricular tachycardiaROS releaseExposure of heartsGlobal oxidative stressPerfusion of heartsSuperoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic EUK-134Functional consequencesOS protocolArrhythmia scoreAcute modelDihydroethidium fluorescenceUntreated heartsVentricular tachycardiaVentricular fibrillationOxygen speciesArrhythmic consequencesElevated ROS levelsRat heartEUK-134Perfusion