Cardiac cell death after myocardial infarction release endogenous structures termed
damage‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that trigger the innate immune system and …

Cardiac fibrosis is defined as excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in
pathological conditions. Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) activated by injury or inflammation …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is characterized by
alteration of the action potential (AP) propagation. Under persistent AF, myocytes undergo …

Aims Aberrant activation of cardiac fibroblasts leads to cardiac fibrosis, and evolving
evidences suggest that endogenous bioactive substances derived from cardiac fibroblasts …

Background The occurrence of pathological cardiac fibrosis is attributed to tissue hypoxia.
Circular RNAs play significant regulatory roles in multiple cardiovascular diseases and are …

Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to serve a key role in a variety of
cardiovascular diseases, including in cardiac fibrosis. The present study aimed to …

Myocardial fibrosis is a feature found in most cardiac diseases and a key element
contributing to heart failure and its progression. It has therefore become a subject of …

Cardiac fibroblasts play an important role in cardiac matrix turnover and are involved in
cardiac fibrosis development. Ca 2+ is a driving belt in this phenomenon. This study …

Background/Aims: Calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) regulate numerous
physiological processes including cell proliferation, migration, and extracellular matrix …

Single-channel recordings are widely used to explore functional properties of ion channels.
Typically, such recordings are performed at bandwidths of less than 10 kHz because of …