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Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging

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    • Tao Luo
    • Cui-Xian Chang
    • Xin Zhou
    • Shi-Kui Gu
    • Tie-Ming Jiang
    • Yu-Ming Li
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    Affiliations: Graduate School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R. China, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Center, Pingjin Hospital, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin, P.R. China
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    Published online on: November 6, 2012
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174
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The detailed mechanisms of age-related atrial structural and electrophysiological changes remain elusive. Small animal models have recently been used for the investigation of atrial tachyarrhythmia. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that atrial structural and electrical characterization with aging provides a substrate for atrial fibrillation using a mouse model of aging. Male Kunming mice aged 2 (young), 12 (middle-aged) and 24 months (aged) were used in this study. A surface electrocardiogram and sinus node recovery time (SNRT) were recorded at baseline. Atrial fibrillation (AF) inducibility and duration were measured by a transesophageal electrode catheter. Collagen content was assessed by the collagen volume fraction. Whole cell configuration using the patch clamp technique was performed for the transient outward potassium (Ito) and ultra-rapid delayed rectifier potassium (Ikur) currents. P-wave duration, SNRT and rate-corrected SNRT were longer in the aged group than in the remaining 2 groups, paralleled by inducibility significantly being increased in the aged group. The right atrium had significantly higher levels of fibrosis than the left atrium in all the groups (P<0.05), whereas the extent of fibrosis in the left atrium had a higher positive correlation with age relative to the right atrium (P<0.05). Moreover, in old age, the dispersion of left relative to right atrium repolarization and augmented Ito currents contributed to vulnerability to AF. Nevertheless, Ikur currents in the atrial myocytes showed no age-related changes. The present study demonstrates that in addition to the structural alterations, aging can also cause integrative and cellular electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging, facilitating AF initiation and maintenance.
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., & Li, Y. (2013). Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 31, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., Li, Y."Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31.1 (2013): 138-146.
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., Li, Y."Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31, no. 1 (2013): 138-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., & Li, Y. (2013). Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 31, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., Li, Y."Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31.1 (2013): 138-146.
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Luo, T., Chang, C., Zhou, X., Gu, S., Jiang, T., Li, Y."Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31, no. 1 (2013): 138-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174
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