Differential phosphorylation-dependent regulation of constitutively active and muscarinic receptor-activated IK,ACh channels in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

N Voigt, A Friedrich, M Bock, E Wettwer… - Cardiovascular …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Objective: In chronic atrial fibrillation (cAF) the potassium current IK, ACh develops agonist-
independent constitutive activity. We hypothesized that abnormal phosphorylation …

The G Protein–Gated Potassium Current IK,ACh Is Constitutively Active in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

D Dobrev, A Friedrich, N Voigt, N Jost, E Wettwer… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The molecular mechanism of increased background inward rectifier current (I
K1) in atrial fibrillation (AF) is not fully understood. We tested whether constitutively active …

Inhibition of IK,ACh current may contribute to clinical efficacy of class I and class III antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with atrial fibrillation

N Voigt, N Rozmaritsa, A Trausch, T Zimniak… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2010 - Springer
Inward rectifier potassium currents I K1 and acetylcholine activated IK, ACh are implicated in
atrial fibrillation (AF) pathophysiology. In chronic AF (cAF), IK, ACh develops a receptor …

Changes in IK,ACh single-channel activity with atrial tachycardia remodelling in canine atrial cardiomyocytes

N Voigt, A Maguy, YH Yeh, X Qi, U Ravens… - Cardiovascular …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims Although atrial tachycardia (AT) remodelling promotes agonist-independent,
constitutively active, acetylcholine-regulated K+-current (IK, ACh) that increases …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired Na+-dependent regulation of acetylcholine-activated inward-rectifier K+ current modulates action potential rate dependence in patients with chronic …

N Voigt, J Heijman, A Trausch, E Mintert-Jancke… - Journal of molecular and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Shortened action-potential duration (APD) and blunted APD rate adaptation are hallmarks of
chronic atrial fibrillation (cAF). Basal and muscarinic (M)-receptor-activated inward-rectifier …

Differential protein kinase C isoform regulation and increased constitutive activity of acetylcholine-regulated potassium channels in atrial remodeling

S Makary, N Voigt, A Maguy, R Wakili… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes atrial-tachycardia remodeling (ATR), with enhanced
constitutive acetylcholine-regulated K+ current (IKAChC) contributing to action potential …

Effects of a Highly Selective Acetylcholine-Activated K+ Channel Blocker on Experimental Atrial Fibrillation

T Machida, N Hashimoto, I Kuwahara… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The acetylcholine-activated K+ current (IK, ACh) is a novel candidate for atrial-
specific antiarrhythmic therapy. The present study investigates the involvement of IK, ACh in …

Molecular Basis of Downregulation of G-Protein–Coupled Inward Rectifying K+ Current (IK,ACh) in Chronic Human Atrial Fibrillation: Decrease in GIRK4 mRNA Correlates With Reduced …

D Dobrev, E Graf, E Wettwer, HM Himmel, O Hala… - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Clinical and experimental evidence suggest that the parasympathetic nervous
system is involved in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, it is unclear …

Enhanced Ca2+-Dependent SK-Channel Gating and Membrane Trafficking in Human Atrial Fibrillation

J Heijman, X Zhou, S Morotti, CE Molina… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK)–channel inhibitors have
antiarrhythmic effects in animal models of atrial fibrillation (AF), presenting a potential novel …

Muscarinic type-1 receptors contribute to IK, ACh in human atrial cardiomyocytes and are upregulated in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

J Heijman, D Kirchner, F Kunze, EM Chrétien… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Basal and acetylcholine-gated inward-rectifier K+-currents (I K1 and IK, ACh,
respectively) are altered in atrial fibrillation (AF). G i-protein-coupled muscarinic (M) …