Effects of Antiarrhythmic Drugs on Apoptotic Pathways in H9c2 Cardiac Cells

• Main Authors: Shojiro Isomoto (Author), Kawakami Atsushi (Author), Arakaki Tatsuya (Author), Yamashita Shunichi (Author), Yano Katsusuke (Author), Ono Katsushige (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: Antiarrhythmic drugs may induce cellular apoptosis in the heart. By using representatives of 5 different categories of antiarrhythmic drugs, that is, pilsicainide, propranolol, nifekalant, verapamil, and amiodarone, we investigated whether these ion channel blockers or β-antagonists affec...