Preclinical testing of drug-induced proarrhythmia: value of transgenic models

L Fabritz, G Breithardt, P Kirchhof

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Abstract

Drug-induced proarrhythmia is a serious medical problem that causes relevant morbidity and mortality. It is also a relevant problem for the development of novel pharmacological compounds. Therefore, there is a need for sensitive, specific and high-throughput preclinical tests to detect a risk for drug-induced proarrhythmia early in the development of new drugs. The review focuses on the potential role of transgenic models with altered repolarisation but without overt structural heart disease for drug-induced proarrhythmia screening. Today, selected murine models with alterations in K+, Na+ channels and ankyrin are available. In the future, transgenic rabbit and Zebra fish models may also be used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-94
Number of pages6
JournalCardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2007

Keywords

  • Action Potentials
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Potassium Channels
  • Sodium Channels

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