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The heterozygous mutation c.155G > T in GNB2 clinically leads to sinus bradycardia and sinus node dysfunction. Here, patient-specific skin fibroblasts of the mutation carrier were used for Sendai virus reprogramming into human induced-pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). For generating the isogenic control cell line, a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HDR-repair of the hiPSCs was carried out. Both generated cell lines (GNB2 SV5528, GNB2 K26) maintained a normal karyotype, cell morphology, pluripotency in immunofluoresence and RT-qPCR analysis. Both hiPSC-lines showed differentiation potential into all three germ layers. Differentiated cardiomyocytes of this isogenic set may pave the way for investigating pharmacological rescue strategies for sinus node dysfunction.
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JACC Case Rep
September 2025
Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Université Clermont Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Background: Cardiac syncope due to sinus arrest may result from either a vasovagal cardioinhibitory mechanism or an intrinsic sinus node dysfunction.
Case Summary: A 67-year-old woman with a recently diagnosed right hilar mass presented with new-onset episodes of syncope associated with sinus arrest. Resting electrocardiogram was normal, and no electrolyte abnormalities were identified.
PLoS One
September 2025
Department of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Sinoatrial node (SAN) dysfunction often accompanies supraventricular tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF), which is referred to as tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome (TBS). Although there have been many studies on electrical remodeling in TBS, the regulatory mechanisms that cause electrical remodeling in the SAN and atrial muscles by chronic bradycardia or tachycardia have not yet been fully investigated. Here we hypothesized Pitx2c, a transcription factor that played a central role in the late aspects of left-right asymmetric morphogenesis, regulated an interrelationship between the SAN and the atrial muscles and was involved in TBS-like pathology.
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September 2025
Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania.
Background: This study aims to assess the resistance level of beginner bodybuilders of mature and elderly age to strength training performed under anaerobic energy supply modes (creatine phosphokinase and glycolysis).
Methods: The study involved 60 men who had been engaged in bodybuilding for only 12 months. Group A included men aged 24 ± 1.
bioRxiv
August 2025
Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA.
Pacemaker myocytes of the sinoatrial (SA) node initiate each heartbeat through coupled voltage and Ca oscillators, but whether ATP supply is regulated on a beat-by-beat schedule in these cells has been unclear. Using genetically encoded sensors targeted to the cytosol and mitochondria, we tracked beat-resolved ATP dynamics in intact mouse SA node and isolated myocytes. Cytosolic ATP rose transiently with each Ca transient and segregated into high- and low-gain phenotypes defined by the Ca-ATP coupling slope.
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September 2025
School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Background: Semaglutide has demonstrated potential in controlling hyperglycemia and lowering cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, its impact on arrhythmic, major CV, and renal outcomes is not well-defined. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess these effects in patients with overweight or obesity.
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