Abstract:
:Atrial fibrosis has been strongly associated with the presence of heart diseases/arrhythmias, including congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Inducibility of AF as a result of atrial fibrosis has been the subject of intense recent investigation since it is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in adults and can substantially increase the risk of premature death. Rhythm and rate control drugs as well as surgical interventions are used as therapies for AF; however, increased attention has been diverted to mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists including spironolactone as potential therapies for human AF because of their positive effects on reducing atrial fibrosis and associated AF in animal models. Spironolactone has been shown to exert positive effects in human patients with heart failure; however, the mechanisms and effects in human atrial fibrosis and AF remain undetermined. This review will discuss and highlight developments on (i) the relationship between atrial fibrosis and AF, (ii) spironolactone, as a drug targeted to atrial fibrosis and AF, as well as (iii) the distinct and common mechanisms important for regulating atrial and ventricular fibrosis, inclusive of the key extracellular matrix regulatory proteins involved.
journal_name
J Mol Cell Cardioljournal_title
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiologyauthors
Pellman J,Lyon RC,Sheikh Fdoi
10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.09.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-03-01 00:00:00pages
461-7issue
3eissn
0022-2828issn
1095-8584pii
S0022-2828(09)00377-0journal_volume
48pub_type
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