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Barana A, Matamoros M, Dolz-Gaitón P, Pérez-Hernández M, Amorós I, Núñez M, Sacristán S, Pedraz A, Pinto A, Fernández-Avilés F, Tamargo J, Delpón E, Caballero R

Chronic atrial fibrillation increases microRNA-21 in human atrial myocytes decreasing L-type calcium current.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2014 Oct;7(5):861-8, PMID: 25107449

Atrial fibrillation is characterized by progressive atrial structural and electrical changes (atrial remodeling) that favor arrhythmia recurrence and maintenance. Reduction of L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca,L)) density is a hallmark of the electrical remodeling. Alterations in atrial microRNAs could contribute to the protein changes underlying atrial fibrillation-induced atrial electrical remodeling. This study was undertaken to compare miR-21 levels in isolated myocytes from atrial appendages obtained from patients in sinus rhythm and with chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF) and to determine whether L-type Ca(2+) channel subunits are targets for miR-21.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

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