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ArticleMolecular and cellular pediatrics2015

Characterization of maturation of neuronal voltage-gated sodium channels SCN1A and SCN8A in rat myocardium.

Ulrich Krause, Christian Alflen, Michael Steinmetz, Matthias J Müller, Thomas Quentin, Thomas Paul

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Article in Molecular and cellular pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ulrich KrauseDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. ukrause1@gwdg.de.
Christian AlflenDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. Christian@alflen.net.
Michael SteinmetzDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. Michael.Steinmetz@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Matthias J MüllerDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. Matthias.mueller@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Thomas QuentinDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. Thomas.Quentin@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Thomas PaulDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany. tpaul@gwdg.de.
University of Göttingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSodium channels predominantly expressed in brain are expressed in myocardial tissue and play an important role in cardiac physiology. Alterations of sodium channels are known to result in neurological disease in infancy and childhood. It will be of interest to study the expression of brain-type sodium channels in the developing myocardium.

methodsThe expression of neuronal sodium channels (SCN1A, SCN8A) and the cardiac isoform SCN5A in the developing rat myocardium was studied by rtPCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry at different stages of antenatal and postnatal development.

resultsSignificant changes of sodium channel expression during development were detected. Whereas SCN5A RNA increased to maximum levels on day 21 after birth, the highest SCN1A RNA levels were detected on day 1 to 7 after birth. SCN8A RNA was maximally expressed during embryonic development. At the protein level, the amount of SCN5A protein increased along with the RNA level. SCN1A protein level decreased after birth in contrast to RNA expression. Western blot could not detect SCN8A protein in the myocardium at any stage of development. Immunohistochemistry however proved the presence of SCN8A protein in the developing rat myocardium.

conclusionsHeart- and brain-type sodium channels are differentially expressed during ontogenesis. The high expression level of SCN1A in the perinatal period and early infancy indicates its importance in preserving a regular cardiac rhythm in this early phase of life. Altered regulation of sodium channels might result in severe cardiac rhythm disturbances.

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Developmental expressionMyocardiumRatSCN1ASCN5ASCN8AVoltage-gated sodium channel

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PMID26542295
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