Iron overload and apoptosis of HL-1 cardiomyocytes: effects of calcium channel blockade.

Iron overload cardiomyopathy that prevails in some forms of hemosiderosis is caused by excessive deposition of iron into the heart tissue and ensuing damage caused by a raise in labile cell iron. The underlying mechanisms of iron uptake into cardiomyocytes in iron overload condition are still under...

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Main Authors: Mei-pian Chen, Z Ioav Cabantchik, Shing Chan, Godfrey Chi-fung Chan, Yiu-fai Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229305?pdf=render