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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2021

Inhibition of the hERG potassium channel by phenanthrene: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutant.

Ehab Al-Moubarak, Holly A Shiels, Yihong Zhang, Chunyun Du, Oliver Hanington, Stephen C Harmer, Christopher E Dempsey, Jules C Hancox

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ehab Al-MoubarakSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
Holly A ShielsDivision of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Yihong ZhangSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
Chunyun DuSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
Oliver HaningtonSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
Stephen C HarmerSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
Christopher E DempseySchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Jules C HancoxSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK. jules.hancox@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2055-6482
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/19/44/34424British Heart Foundation PG/17/77/33125British Heart Foundation PG/17/89/33414British Heart Foundation PG /19/26/34302British Heart Foundation PG/19/26/34302British Heart Foundation PG/20/10252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lipophilic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) phenanthrene is relatively abundant in polluted air and water and can access and accumulate in human tissue. Phenanthrene has been reported to interact with cardiac ion channels in several fish species. This study was undertaken to investigate the ability of phenanthrene to interact with hERG (human Ether-à-go-go-Related Gene) encoded Kv11.1 K

Indexed as

Electrophysiological PhenomenaMolecular Docking SimulationMutationDose-Response Relationship, DrugERG1 Potassium ChannelHEK293 CellsHumansMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhenanthrenesERG1 Potassium ChannelKCNH2 protein, humanPhenanthrenesHydrocarbonKCNH2PAHPhenanthrenePollutantPotassium channel

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PMID34727194
PMCPMC8629796
OpenAlexW3210191529

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