In cardiac-specific Cx43-deficient mice, SS‑31 increased the minimal extracellular Ca2+ concentration at which arrhythmias were induced.
In plain wordsIn heart tissue from mice lacking Cx43, SS‑31 raised the calcium level needed to trigger arrhythmias.
- Peptide
- Elamipretide (SS-31)
- Outcome
- IncreaseMinimal extracellular Ca2+ concentration for arrhythmias
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
Trabeculae of cardiac-specific Cx43-deficient mice- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
In addition, in cCx43-/- mice, antioxidant peptide SS-31 and N-acetyl-L-cysteine increased the [Ca2+]o,min.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
To assess arrhythmia susceptibility, the minimal extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o,min), at which arrhythmias were induced by electrical stimulation, was determined in trabeculae.