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Contributions of HERG K+ current to repolarization of the human ventricular
action potential.
Fink M, Noble D, Virag L, Varro A, Giles WR. Prog Biophys Mol Biol
2008 Jan-Apr;96(1-3):357-76 17919688
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Abstract:
Action potential repolarization in the mammalian heart is governed by
interactions of a number of time- and voltage-dependent channel-mediated
currents, as well as contributions from the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger and the Na+/K+
pump. Recent work has shown that one of the K+ currents (HERG) which contributes
to repolarization in mammalian ventricle is a locus at which a number of point
mutations can have significant functional consequences. In addition, the
remarkable sensitivity of this K+ channel isoform to inhibition by a variety of
pharmacological agents and clinical drugs has resulted in HERG being a major
focus for Safety Pharmacology requirements. For these reasons we and others have
attempted to define the functional role for HERG-mediated K+ currents in
repolarization of the action potential in the human ventricle. Here, we describe
and evaluate changes in the formulations for two K+ currents, IK1 and HERG (or
IK,r), within the framework of ten Tusscher model of the human ventricular
action potential. In this computational study, new mathematical formulations for
the two nonlinear K+ conductances, IK1 and HERG, have been developed based upon
experimental data obtained from electrophysiological studies of excised human
ventricular tissue and/or myocytes. The resulting mathematical model provides
much improved simulations of the relative sizes and time courses of the K+
currents which modulate repolarization. Our new formulation represents an
important first step in defining the mechanism(s) of repolarization of the
membrane action potential in the human ventricle. Our overall goal is to
understand the genesis of the T-wave of the human electrocardiogram.
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Fink M, Noble D, Virag L, Varro A, Giles WR. (2008) - version=1.0
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Catherine Lloyd
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The University of Auckland
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