Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes

BS Karam, A Chavez-Moreno, W Koh, JG Akar… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
… as central mediators of AF in metabolically-stressed hearts [6,7,8]. For one, mitochondria
isolated from atrial … The ensuing mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage are central to the …

Inflammatory pathways underlying atrial fibrillation

K Friedrichs, A Klinke, S Baldus - Trends in molecular medicine, 2011 - cell.com
The pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains incompletely understood, despite its
prevalence and contributing role in stroke and heart failure. Whereas previous studies have …

Inflammation and atrial fibrillation: a comprehensive review

P Korantzopoulos, KP Letsas, G Tse… - … of arrhythmia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents the most frequent arrhythmia encountered in clinical …
atrial electrical and structural remodeling13 while inflammation seems to be a central mediator

Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

YF Hu, YJ Chen, YJ Lin, SA Chen - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. … The infiltration of immune
cells and proteins that mediate the … Mediators of the inflammatory response can alter atrial

A review of the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac fibrosis and atrial fibrillation

G Sygitowicz, A Maciejak-Jastrzębska… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… signalling pathways play a major, central role in regulating atrial fibrotic remodelling in AF.
The … CTGF as the central mediator of tissue remodelling and atrial fibrosis. ⟙ (red arrow) …

Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

K Ihara, T Sasano - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… a CARD and caspase 1 and plays a central role in innate immunity. NLRP3 inflammasomes
are also reported to be associated with atrial electrical remolding. Yao et al. reported that the …

Atrial fibrosis as a dominant factor for the development of atrial fibrillation: facts and gaps

A Xintarakou, S Tzeis, S Psarras, D Asvestas… - EP …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with diverse pathophysiological
… Several molecular mediators are involved in the development of atrial fibrosis. Although a …

Myeloperoxidase acts as a profibrotic mediator of atrial fibrillation

V Rudolph, RP Andrié, TK Rudolph, K Friedrichs… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
… In considering subcellular mediators linking structural changes in the atria and the
susceptibility for atrial fibrillation, AngII stands out as having a central role. AngII, generated either …

Inflammation in atrial fibrillation

Y Guo, GYH Lip, S Apostolakis - Journal of the American College of …, 2012 - jacc.org
… Furthermore, various inflammatory markers and mediators such as C-reactive protein (CRP)…
Finally, recent studies indicate that activated inflammatory cells and inflammatory mediators

Pathophysiological role of major adipokines in Atrial Fibrillation

S Rafaqat, S Rafaqat, S Rafaqat - International Journal of Arrhythmia, 2021 - Springer
… can be the key mediators of atrial fibrosis as well as structural remodeling [22, 24,25,26,27]. …
Adiponectin influences the functioning of the heart through central nervous system when …