Implications of inflammation and fibrosis in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology

M Harada, S Nattel - Cardiac electrophysiology clinics, 2021 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
… Therefore, inflammation can underlie atrial fibrosis; the … In addition, the inflammasome,
an intracellular inflammatory … about inflammation and fibrosis in the pathophysiology of AF, …

Role of inflammation in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology and management

M Harada, DR Van Wagoner, S Nattel - Circulation journal, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… In pressure-overloaded mice, atrial mast cell recruitment is responsible for atrial
inflammation and fibrosis through a platelet-dependent growth factor-A-related mechanism. …

Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

YF Hu, YJ Chen, YJ Lin, SA Chen - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
… Mast cells might actively induce inflammation and atrial fibrosis in patients with AF and
secrete platelet-derived growth factor A (PDGF-A) and promote cell proliferation and collagen …

Inflammation and atrial fibrillation: a comprehensive review

P Korantzopoulos, KP Letsas, G Tse… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… The pathophysiology of atrial remodeling is very complex, and the molecular … fibrotic atrial
cardiomyopathy.5 Recently, the role of pathophysiologic pathways that involve inflammatory

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological inhibition of serine proteases to reduce cardiac inflammation and fibrosis in atrial fibrillation

R Coppini, L Santini, C Palandri, L Sartiani… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
inflammation and fibrosis as determinants of AF. Moreover, we will recapitulate current findings
on the role of serine proteases in the pathogenesis … of cardiac inflammation and fibrosis. …

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 …
Recent evidence suggests that atrial fibrosis is linked not only to stimulation of myocytes and …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory signalling in atrial cardiomyocytes: a novel unifying principle in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology

D Dobrev, J Heijman, R Hiram, N Li… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
pathophysiological significance of cardiomyocyte NLRP3 signalling in AF. We first summarize
the evidence for a role of inflammation in … in studies of classic inflammation. We then briefly …

Molecular basis of atrial fibrillation pathophysiology and therapy: a translational perspective

S Nattel, J Heijman, L Zhou, D Dobrev - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
… stimulants to tissue-fibrosis, acting via downstream systems like mitogen-activated protein
kinases 98 and NLRP3-inflammasome formation and profibrotic inflammatory signaling. All of …

[HTML][HTML] Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

K Ihara, T Sasano - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… AF and inflammation, the inflammatory molecules … , inflammation plays an important role
in the vicious spiral through various inflammatory molecules, inflammatory cells, and fibrosis. …

[HTML][HTML] The key role of uric acid in oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, apoptosis, and immunity in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

Y Deng, F Liu, X Yang, Y Xia - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… and oxidative stress are partially known for their involvement in the pathogenesis of AF (8). …
involves in AF pathophysiology. In particular, our review will summarize the effects of fibrosis, …