Low level tragus nerve stimulation is a non-invasive approach for anti-atrial fibrillation via preventing the loss of connexins

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 20:179:144-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.114. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Authors

Mingxian Chen¹, Lilei Yu², Qiming Liu¹, Zhuo Wang², Songyun Wang², Hong Jiang², Shenghua Zhou³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
³ Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xyzhoushenghua@126.com.

PMID: 25464434
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.114

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Connexins; Low level tragus nerve stimulation; Vagus nerve stimulation.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Atrial Fibrillation / metabolism*
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Connexin 43 / metabolism*
Connexins / metabolism*
Dogs
Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
Gap Junction alpha-5 Protein
Random Allocation

Substances

Connexin 43
Connexins