2016
Reducing mitochondrial bound hexokinase II mediates transition from non-injurious into injurious ischemia/reperfusion of the intact heart
Nederlof R, Gürel-Gurevin E, Eerbeek O, Xie C, Deijs GS, Konkel M, Hu J, Weber NC, Schumacher CA, Baartscheer A, Mik EG, Hollmann MW, Akar FG, Zuurbier CJ. Reducing mitochondrial bound hexokinase II mediates transition from non-injurious into injurious ischemia/reperfusion of the intact heart. Journal Of Physiology And Biochemistry 2016, 73: 323-333. PMID: 28258543, PMCID: PMC5534207, DOI: 10.1007/s13105-017-0555-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusionR injuryCardiac energeticsRecovery of functionHexokinase IISignificant LDH releasePossible underlying mechanismsIschemic insultCardiac recoveryControl heartsMtHKIIReperfusionIschemiaDHE fluorescenceRat heartR intervalLDH releasePeptide treatmentIntact heartInjuryUnderlying mechanismHeartMVO2NecrosisTreatment
2005
The mitochondrial origin of postischemic arrhythmias
Akar FG, Aon MA, Tomaselli GF, O'Rourke B. The mitochondrial origin of postischemic arrhythmias. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2005, 115: 3527-3535. PMID: 16284648, PMCID: PMC1280968, DOI: 10.1172/jci25371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnionsArrhythmias, CardiacDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyGuinea PigsHeartIntracellular MembranesIon ChannelsIschemiaMembrane PotentialsMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondria, HeartMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial ReperfusionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOscillometryReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, GABA-AReperfusion InjuryTemperatureTime FactorsConceptsAction potentialsVentricular fibrillationPostischemic functional recoveryIschemic heart diseaseGuinea pig heartsNew therapeutic targetsAbnormal electrical activationPostischemic arrhythmiasReperfusion arrhythmiasFunctional recoveryGlobal ischemiaHeart diseaseBolus infusionArrhythmia preventionElectrophysiological changesAP shorteningControl heartsPostischemic heartsBenzodiazepine receptorsElectrophysiological substrateTherapeutic targetArrhythmiasReperfusionPig heartsMitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor