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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Cardiac β-adrenergic receptor activation mediates distinct and cell type-dependent changes in the expression and distribution of connexin 43.

Yi Zhang, Meng-Chen Hou, Jing-Jing Li, Ying Qi, Yu Zhang, Gang She, Yu-Jie Ren, Wei Wu, Zheng-Da Pang, Wenjun Xie and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Yi ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3795-4812
Meng-Chen HouDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Jing-Jing LiThe Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Ying QiThe Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Gang SheDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Yu-Jie RenDepartment of Pathology, Xi'an Guangren Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Wei WuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Zheng-Da PangDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Wenjun XieThe Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xiu-Ling DengDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Xiao-Jun DuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNXi'an Honghui Hospital · CNBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUMinistry of Education · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of the sympatho-β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) system is a hallmark of heart failure, leading to fibrosis and arrhythmias. Connexin 43 (Cx43) is the most abundant gap junctional protein in the myocardium. Current knowledge is limited regarding Cx43 remodelling in diverse cell types in the diseased myocardium and the underlying mechanism. We studied cell type-dependent changes in Cx43 remodelling due to β-AR overactivation and molecular mechanisms involved. Mouse models of isoproterenol stimulation or transgenic cardiomyocyte overexpression of β

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AnimalsArrhythmias, CardiacCells, CulturedConnexin 43ConnexinsFibroblastsGap JunctionsIsoproterenolMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacPropanolaminesReceptors, Adrenergic, betaConnexin 43ConnexinsICI 118551IsoproterenolPropanolaminesReceptors, Adrenergic, betacardiac fibrosisconnexin 43gap junction remodellingIL-18β-AR activation

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PMID32578931
PMCPMC7412418
OpenAlexW3038075234

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