Reduced Cx43 Expression Triggers Increased Fibrosis Due to Enhanced Fibroblast Activity Running title: Jansen et al.; Reduced Cx43 expression triggers fibrosis
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Reduced Cx43 expression triggers increased fibrosis due to enhanced fibroblast activity.
BACKGROUND Arrhythmogenic ventricular remodeling is hallmarked by both reduced gap junction expression and increased collagen deposition. We hypothesized that reduced connexin43 (Cx43) expression is responsible for enhanced fibrosis in the remodeled heart, resulting in an arrhythmogenic substrate. Therefore, we investigated the effect of normal or reduced Cx43 expression on the formation of fib...
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