Analysis of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Mediated Decline in Contractile Force in Rat Engineered Heart Tissue.

INTRODUCTION:Left ventricular dysfunction is a frequent and potentially severe side effect of many tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). The mode of toxicity is not identified, but may include impairment of mitochondrial or sarcomeric function, autophagy or angiogenesis, either as an on-target or off-ta...

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Main Authors: Fabian Jacob, Amina Y Yonis, Friederike Cuello, Pradeep Luther, Thomas Schulze, Alexandra Eder, Thomas Streichert, Ingra Mannhardt, Marc N Hirt, Sebastian Schaaf, Justus Stenzig, Thomas Force, Thomas Eschenhagen, Arne Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4740402?pdf=render