Publications: Dr Steven Coppen

Sawhney V, Brouilette S, Campbell N, Coppen S, Baker V, Hunter R, Dhinoja M, Johnston A et al. ( 2018 ) . Association of genetic variation in telomere‐related SNP and telomerase with ventricular arrhythmias in ischemic cardiomyopathy . Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology vol. 41 , ( 3 ) 261 - 266 .

SUZUKI K, Campbell N, Mathur A ( 2016 ) . Cell Size Critically Determines Initial Retention of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in the Heart after Intracoronary Injection: Evidence from A Rat Model . PLoS One vol. 11 , ( 7 ) Article e0158232 ,

Tano N, Kaneko M, Ichihara Y, Ikebe C, Coppen SR, Shiraishi M, Shintani Y, Yashiro K et al. ( 2016 ) . Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Transplanted Onto the Heart Surface Achieve Therapeutic Myocardial Repair Despite Immunologic Responses in Rats . Journal of the American Heart Association vol. 5 , ( 2 )

Sawhney V, Campbell NG, Brouilette SW, Coppen SR, Harbo M, Baker V, Ikebe C, Shintani Y et al. ( 2016 ) . Telomere shortening and telomerase activity in ischaemic cardiomyopathy patients – Potential markers of ventricular arrhythmia . International Journal of Cardiology vol. 207 , 157 - 163 .

Kokkinopoulos I, Ishida H, Saba R, Coppen S, Suzuki K, Yashiro K ( 2015 ) . Cardiomyocyte differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells using a simple and defined protocol . Developmental Dynamics vol. 245 , ( 2 ) 157 - 165 .

Kokkinopoulos I, Ishida H, Saba R, Ruchaya P, Cabrera C, Struebig M, Barnes M, Terry A et al. ( 2015 ) . Single-Cell Expression Profiling Reveals a Dynamic State of Cardiac Precursor Cells in the Early Mouse Embryo . PLOS ONE vol. 10 , ( 10 )

Sawhney V, Brouilette S, Campbell N, Coppen S, Baker V, Hunter R, Dhinoja M, Earley M et al. ( 2015 ) . 69 Association of TERC Related Genetic Variation and Telomerase Activity with Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischaemic Cardiomtyopathy . Heart . vol. 101 ,

Sawhney VS, Brouilette SW, Campbell NG, Coppen SR, Baker VB, Hunter RJ, Dhinoja MD, Earley MJ et al. ( 2014 ) . 23Association of TERC related genetic variation and telomerase activity with ventricular arrhythmias in ischaemic cardiomyopathy . Europace vol. 16 Suppl 3 ,

Tano N, Narita T, Kaneko M, Ikebe C, Coppen SR, Campbell NG, Shiraishi M, Shintani Y et al. ( 2014 ) . Epicardial placement of mesenchymal stromal cell-sheets for the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy; in vivo proof-of-concept study . Mol Ther vol. 22 , ( 10 ) 1864 - 1871 .

Shintani Y, Drexler HCA, Kioka H, Terracciano CMN, Coppen SR, Imamura H, Akao M, Nakai J et al. ( 2014 ) . Toll-like receptor 9 protects non-immune cells from stress by modulating mitochondrial ATP synthesis through the inhibition of SERCA2 . EMBO Rep vol. 15 , ( 4 ) 438 - 445 .

Tano N, Narita T, Kaneko M, Ikebe C, Coppen SR, Campbell NG, Shiraishi M, Shintani Y et al. ( 2014 ) . Epicardial placement of mesenchymal stromal cell-sheets for the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy; In vivo proof-of-concept study . Molecular Therapy vol. 22 , ( 10 ) 1864 - 1871 .

Narita T, Shintani Y, Ikebe C, Kaneko M, Harada N, Tshuma N, Takahashi K, Campbell NG et al. ( 2013 ) . The use of cell-sheet technique eliminates arrhythmogenicity of skeletal myoblast-based therapy to the heart with enhanced therapeutic effects . Int J Cardiol vol. 168 , ( 1 ) 261 - 269 .

Narita T, Shintani Y, Ikebe C, Kaneko M, Campbell NG, Coppen SR, Uppal R, Sawa Y et al. ( 2013 ) . The use of scaffold-free cell sheet technique to refine mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapy for heart failure . Mol Ther vol. 21 , ( 4 ) 860 - 867 .

Shintani Y, Kapoor A, Kaneko M, Smolenski RT, D'Acquisto F, Coppen SR, Harada-Shoji N, Lee HJ et al. ( 2013 ) . TLR9 mediates cellular protection by modulating energy metabolism in cardiomyocytes and neurons . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A vol. 110 , ( 13 ) 5109 - 5114 .

Kaneko M, Shintani Y, Narita T, Ikebe C, Tano N, Yamahara K, Fukushima S, Coppen SR et al. ( 2013 ) . Extracellular high mobility group box 1 plays a role in the effect of bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation for heart failure . PLoS One vol. 8 , ( 10 )

Tano N, Kaneko M, Ikebe C, Coppen SR, Shiraishi M, Shintani Y, Suzuki K ( 2013 ) . Scaffold Free "Cell Sheets" Composed of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure; In Viveo Proof-of-Concept Study . CIRCULATION . vol. 128 ,

Tano N, Kaneko M, Ikebe C, Coppen SR, Shiraishi M, Shintani Y, Suzuki K ( 2013 ) . The Use of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Refine the Emerging "Cell-Sheet" Technique for the Treatment of Heart Failure . CIRCULATION . vol. 128 ,

Brouilette S, Kuersten S, Mein C, Bozek M, Terry A, Dias K, Bhaw‐Rosun L, Shintani Y et al. ( 2012 ) . A simple and novel method for RNA‐seq library preparation of single cell cDNA analysis by hyperactive Tn5 transposase . Developmental Dynamics vol. 241 , ( 10 ) 1584 - 1590 .

Sawhney VS, Campbell NGC, Brouilette SWB, Shintani YS, Coppen SRC, Narita TN, Ikebe CI, Kaneko MK et al. ( 2012 ) . 056 Leucocyte telomere/telomerase dynamics in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator; potential biomarker for ventricular arrhythmias . Heart . vol. 98 ,

Kaneko M, Shintani Y, Narita T, Ikebe C, Campbell NG, Sawhney V, Tano N, Coppen SR et al. ( 2012 ) . High mobility group box 1 released from dead donor cells plays a key role in bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation for treating heart failure . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 33 , 433 - 433 .

Kaneko M, Coppen SR, Fukushima S, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2012 ) . Histological Validation of Heart Slices as a Model in Cardiac Research . Journal of Cell Science & Therapy vol. 03 , ( 04 )

Campbell NG, Kaneko M, Shintani Y, Ikebe C, Narita T, Sawhney V, Tano N, Coppen SR et al. ( 2012 ) . SIZE-DEPENDENT RETENTION OF STEM CELLS FOLLOWING INTRACORONARY INJECTION . HEART . vol. 98 , A67 - A68 .

Fukushima S, Campbell NG, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, AHY Y, Smolenski RT, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2011 ) . Quantitative assessment of initial retention of bone marrow mononuclear cells injected into the coronary arteries . journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation vol. 30 , ( 2 ) 227 - 233 .

Narita T, Shintani Y, Ikebe C, Harada N, Kaneko M, Campbell NG, Sawhney V, Coppen SR et al. ( 2011 ) . Enhancing the "Paracrine Effects" of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Recover Damaged Myocardium by the Use of Cell-Sheets . CIRCULATION vol. 124 , ( 21 )

Narita T, Shintani Y, Takahashi K, Campbell NG, Coppen SR, Kaneko M, Harada N, Brouilette S et al. ( 2010 ) . The Use of “Cell Sheet” Technique Enhances the Therapeutic Effects of Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation with Elimination of Arrhythmogenicity . Circulation . Conference: American Heart Association ( Chicago, Illinois, USA ) from: 13/11/2010 to: 17/11/2010 , vol. 122 ,

Shintani Y, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Lee J, Coppen SR, Takahashi K, Brouilette SW, Yashiro K et al. ( 2009 ) . Donor cell-type specific paracrine effects of cell transplantation for post-infarction heart failure . J Mol Cell Cardiol vol. 47 , ( 2 ) 288 - 295 .

Shintani Y, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Takahashi K, Brouillette SW, Salem H, Yashiro K et al. ( 2008 ) . Different Paracrine Mediators and Response of the Host Myocardium by Coll Therapy: Direct Comparison between Skeletal Myoblasts and Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells . CIRCULATION . vol. 118 , S861 - S861 .

Coppen SR, Fukushima S, Shintani Y, Takahashi K, Varela-Carver A, Salem H, Yashiro K, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2008 ) . A factor underlying late-phase arrhythmogenicity after cell therapy to the heart: global downregulation of connexin43 in the host myocardium after skeletal myoblast transplantation . Circulation vol. 118 , ( 14 Suppl ) S138 - S144 .

Takahashi K, Fukushima S, Yamahara K, Yashiro K, Shintani Y, Coppen SR, Salem HK, Brouilette SW et al. ( 2008 ) . Modulated inflammation by injection of high-mobility group box 1 recovers post-infarction chronically failing heart . Circulation . vol. 118 , S106 - S114 .

Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Lee J, Yamahara K, Felkin LE, Terracciano CMN, Barton PJR, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2008 ) . Choice of cell-delivery route for skeletal myoblast transplantation for treating post-infarction chronic heart failure in rat . PLoS One vol. 3 , ( 8 )

Yamahara K, Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Felkin LE, Varela-Carver A, Barton PJR, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2008 ) . Heterogeneic nature of adult cardiac side population cells . BIOCHEM BIOPH RES CO vol. 371 , ( 4 ) 615 - 620 .

Suzuki K, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Felkin LE, Lee J, Barton PJR et al. ( 2007 ) . Response to letter regarding article, "Direct Intramyocardial but Not Intracoronary Injection of Bone Marrow Cells Induces Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Rat Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure Model" . CIRCULATION vol. 116 , ( 23 ) E555 - E555 .

Takahashi K, Fukushima S, Yamahara K, Coppen SR, Yacoub M, Suzuki K ( 2007 ) . Controlled inflammation induced by injection of High Mobility Group Box 1 recovers post-infarction chronic failing heart . CIRCULATION . vol. 116 , 573 - 573 .

Coppen SR, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Salem H, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2007 ) . Downregulation of myocardial connexin43 and arrythmogenesis after injection of skeletal myoblasts but not bone marrow cells into the failing heart . CIRCULATION . vol. 116 , 591 - 591 .

Farkasfalvi K, Stagg MA, Coppen SR, Siedlecka U, Lee J, Soppa GK, Marczin N, Szokodi I et al. ( 2007 ) . Direct effects of apelin on cardiomyocyte contractility and electrophysiology . Biochem Biophys Res Commun vol. 357 , ( 4 ) 889 - 895 .

Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Felkin LE, Lee J, Barton PJR, Terracciano CMN et al. ( 2007 ) . Direct intramyocardial but not intracoronary injection of bone marrow cells induces ventricular arrhythmias in a rat chronic ischemic heart failure model . CIRCULATION vol. 115 , ( 17 ) 2254 - 2261 .

Coppen SR, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Yamahara K, Felkin LE, Ermakov A, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2006 ) . Factors contributing to ventricular arrhythmias after skeletal myoblast transplantation . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , 80 - 80 .

Yamahara K, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Felkin LE, Coppen SR, Ermakov AE, Barton PJ, Yaccoub MH et al. ( 2006 ) . High-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) released by cell transplantation plays an important role in the therapeutic effects for treating chronic ischemic heart failure . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , 566 - 567 .

Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Felkin LE, Lyon A, Barton PJ, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2006 ) . Regardless of cell-delivery route, skeletal myoblast transplantation into chronic heart failure induces transient therapeutic effects with persistent arrhythmogenesis . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , 415 - 415 .

Fukushima S, Yamahara K, Smolenski RT, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yuen AH, Ermakov A, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2006 ) . The pattern, quantity and possible mechanism of migration of bone marrow cells into the myocardium after intracoronary injection . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , 660 - 661 .

Varela-Carver A, Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Falkin LE, Ermakov A, Barton P, Yacoub M et al. ( 2006 ) . Transplantation of bone marrow cells, but not skeletal myoblasts, normalizes the downregulation of myocardial Akt in chronic heart failure . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , 415 - 416 .

Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Varela-Carver A, Yamahara K, Sarathchandra P, Smolenski RT, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2006 ) . A novel strategy for myocardial protection by combined antibody therapy inhibiting both P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 via retrograde intracoronary route . CIRCULATION . vol. 114 , I251 - I256 .

Suzuki K, Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Varela-Carver A, Ermakov A, Yacoub MH ( 2006 ) . A novel strategy for myocardial protection by combined antibody therapy inhibiting both P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 via retrograde intracoronary route . JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY . vol. 40 , 975 - 975 .

Yamahara K, Coppen SR, Varela-Carver A, Fukushima S, Ermakov AE, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2006 ) . Characterization of cardiac side population cells . JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY . vol. 40 , 993 - 993 .

Suzuki K, Fukushima S, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yamahara K, Ermakov A, Yacoub MH ( 2006 ) . Ventricular arrhythmias induced by bone marrow cell transplantation into post-infarction chronic heart failure . JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY . vol. 40 , 982 - 982 .

Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Varela-Carver A, Brindley G, Yamahara K, Sarathchandra P, Yacoub MH, Suzuki K ( 2006 ) . Enhanced efficiency of superoxide dismutase-induced cardioprotection by retrograde intracoronary administration . CARDIOVASC RES vol. 69 , ( 2 ) 459 - 465 .

Stagg MA, Coppen SR, Suzuki K, Varela-Carver A, Lee J, Brand NJ, Fukushima S, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2006 ) . Evaluation of frequency, type, and function of gap junctions between skeletal myoblasts overexpressing connexin43 and cardiomyocytes: relevance to cell transplantation . FASEB J vol. 20 , ( 1 ) 744 - + .

Stevenson SA, Cullen MJ, Rothery S, Coppen SR, Severs NJ ( 2005 ) . High-resolution en-face visualization of the cardiomyocyte plasma membrane reveals distinctive distributions of spectrin and dystrophin . Eur J Cell Biol vol. 84 , ( 12 ) 961 - 971 .

Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Varela-Carver A, Sarathchandra P, Brindley G, Yamahara K, Suzuki K ( 2005 ) . A novel strategy for myocardial protection by combined antibody therapy inhibiting both P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 via retrograde intracoronary route . CIRCULATION . vol. 112 , U558 - U558 .

Fukushima S, Brindley G, Yamahara K, Coppen SR, Lee J, Varela-Carver A, Yacoub MH, Terracciano CM et al. ( 2005 ) . Direct intramyocardial injection, but not intracoronary infusion of bone marrow mononuclear cells induces ventricular arrhythmias in chronic ischemic heart failure . CIRCULATION . vol. 112 , U695 - U695 .

Coppen SR, Varela-Carver A, Stagg MA, Lee J, Fukushima S, Brand NJ, Terracciano CM, Suzuki K ( 2004 ) . An investigation of gap junction formation between skeletal myoblasts and adult cardiac myocytes using myoblasts overexpressing Connexin43 . CIRCULATION . vol. 110 , 396 - 396 .

Stagg MA, Coppen SR, Lee A, Varela-Carver A, Brand NJ, Fukushima S, Suzuki K, Terracciano CM ( 2004 ) . Connexin43 overexpression increases gap junctional conductance between skeletal myoblasts and adult rat ventricular myocytes in coculture . CIRCULATION . vol. 110 , 280 - 280 .

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Beauchamp JR, Brand NJ, Barton PJR, Varela-Carver A, Fukushima S, Coppen SR et al. ( 2004 ) . Role of interleukin-1 beta in acute inflammation and graft death after cell transplantation to the heart . CIRCULATION vol. 110 , ( 11 ) II219 - II224 .

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Fukushima S, Smolenski RT, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yacoub MH ( 2004 ) . Targeted cell delivery into infarcted rat hearts by retrograde intracoronary infusion: Distribution, dynamics, and influence on cardiac function . CIRCULATION vol. 110 , ( 11 ) II225 - II230 .

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Beauchamp JR, Smolenski RT, Varela-Carver A, Fukushima S, Coppen SR, Partridge TA et al. ( 2004 ) . Dynamics and mediators of acute graft attrition after myoblast transplantation to the heart . FASEB J vol. 18 , ( 7 ) 1153 - + .

Severs NJ, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Yeh H-I, Ko Y-S, Matsushita T ( 2004 ) . Gap junction alterations in human cardiac disease . Cardiovasc Res vol. 62 , ( 2 ) 368 - 377 .

Severs NJ, Dupont E, Coppen SR, Halliday D, Inett E, Baylis D, Rothery S ( 2004 ) . Remodelling of gap junctions and connexin expression in heart disease . Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1662 , ( 1-2 ) 138 - 148 .

Sedmera D, Reckova M, DeAlmeida A, Coppen SR, Kubalak SW, Gourdie RG, Thompson RP ( 2003 ) . Spatiotemporal pattern of commitment to slowed proliferation in the embryonic mouse heart indicates progressive differentiation of the cardiac conduction system . Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol vol. 274 , ( 1 ) 773 - 777 .

Kaba RA, Li W, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Yousufuddin M, De Souza A, Pepper JR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Altered connexin40 expression is related to atrial dilation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 24 , 42 - 42 .

Kaba RA, Yacoub MH, Dupont E, Elneil S, Skepper J, Coppen SR, Pepper JR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Gap junctions in the atrio-ventricular conduction axis of the human heart . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 24 , 505 - 505 .

Sui GP, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Rothery S, Gillespie J, Newgreen D, Severs NJ, Fry CH ( 2003 ) . Impedance measurements and connexin expression in human detrusor muscle from stable and unstable bladders . BJU Int vol. 92 , ( 3 ) 297 - 305 .

Kaba RA, Coppen SR, Rothery S, Dupont E, Yacoub MH, De Souza AC, Pepper JR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Relevance of cardiac gap junctions to the clinical course of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 24 , 508 - 508 .

Kaba RA, Yacoub MH, Dupont E, Sproson C, Coppen SR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Specific features of gap junction composition correlate with the slow and fast conduction pathways to the human atioventricular node . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 24 , 505 - 505 .

Kaba RA, Coppen SR, Rothery S, Dupont E, De Souza AC, Pepper JR, Yacoub MH, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Gap Junction Remodelling in Atrial Myocardium of Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation-Relevance to Clinical Course . Clinical Science vol. 104 , ( s49 ) 15p - 16p .

Kaba RA, Coppen SR, Dupont E, De Souza AC, Pepper JR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Connexin 43 expression is elevated in human chronic atrial fibrillation related to coronary heart disease . JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY . vol. 41 , 274A - 274A .

Coppen SR, Kaba RA, Halliday D, Dupont E, Skepper JN, Elneil S, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Comparison of connexin expression patterns in the developing mouse heart and human foetal heart . Cardiac Cell Biology , Springer Nature

Coppen SR, Kaba RA, Halliday D, Dupont E, Skepper JN, Elneil S, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Comparison of connexin expression patterns in the developing mouse heart and human foetal heart . Mol Cell Biochem vol. 242 , ( 1-2 ) 121 - 127 .

Halliday D, Dupont E, Coppen SR, Severs NJ ( 2003 ) . Development of a cell model for functional and structural analysis of connexin co-expression: achieving homogeneous and inducible expression of multiple connexins in stable transfectants . Cell Commun Adhes . vol. 10 , 311 - 317 .

Yeh H-I, Hou S-H, Hu H-R, Lee Y-N, Li J-Y, Dupont E, Coppen SR, Ko Y-S et al. ( 2002 ) . Alteration of gap junctions and connexins in the right atrial appendage during cardiopulmonary bypass . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg vol. 124 , ( 6 ) 1106 - 1112 .

Fry CH, Sui GP, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Rothery S, Newgreen D, Gillespie JI, Severs NJ ( 2002 ) . Intracellular resistance and connexin expression in stable and unstable human bladder smooth muscle . JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON . vol. 543 , 74P - 74P .

Coppen SR, Severs NJ ( 2002 ) . Diversity of connexin expression patterns in the atrioventricular node: vestigial consequence or functional specialization? . J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol vol. 13 , ( 6 ) 625 - 626 .

Kaba RA, Dupont E, Matsushita T, Coppen SR, Yacoub MH, Severs NJ ( 2002 ) . Connexin40 mRNA and protein expression is elevated in end-stage human ischemic heart disease . J AM COLL CARDIOL vol. 39 , ( 5 ) 283A - 283A .

Kaba RA, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Skepper JN, Elneil S, Yacoub MH, Rothery S, Severs NJ ( 2002 ) . Distinct expression patterns of connexins in the chambers and conduction system of the human fetal heart . J AM COLL CARDIOL vol. 39 , ( 5 ) 229A - 229A .

Coppen SR, Dupont E, Severs NJ ( 2002 ) . Re: The sinoatrial node, connexin distribution patterns and specific immunodetection of connexin45 . Cardiovasc Res vol. 53 , ( 4 ) 1043 - 1045 .

Honjo H, Boyett MR, Coppen SR, Takagishi Y, Opthof T, Severs NJ, Kodama I ( 2002 ) . Heterogeneous expression of connexins in rabbit sinoatrial node cells: correlation between connexin isotype and cell size . Cardiovasc Res vol. 53 , ( 1 ) 89 - 96 .

Kaba RA, Dupont E, Ko YS, Rothery S, Coppen SR, Baghai M, Haw M, Severs NJ ( 2001 ) . Elevated connexin40 predicts post-operative atrial fibrillation . EUR HEART J vol. 22 , 152 - 152 .

Kaba RA, Skepper JN, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Severs NJ, Elneil S ( 2001 ) . Mapping connexins 45, 43 and 40 in the human foetal heart . EUR HEART J vol. 22 , 56 - 56 .

Kilarski WM, Rothery S, Roomans GM, Ulmsten U, Rezapour M, Stevenson S, Coppen SR, Dupont E et al. ( 2001 ) . Multiple connexins localized to individual gap-junctional plaques in human myometrial smooth muscle . Microsc Res Tech vol. 54 , ( 2 ) 114 - 122 .

Coppen SR, Kaba RA, Gourdie RG, Skepper JN, Elneil S, Severs NJ ( 2001 ) . Connexin expression in the developing mouse heart and human foetal heart . J MOL CELL CARDIOL vol. 33 , ( 6 ) A23 - A23 .

Ko YS, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Rothery S, Severs NJ ( 2001 ) . Regional differentiation of desmin, connexin43, and connexin45 expression patterns in rat aortic smooth muscle . Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol vol. 21 , ( 3 ) 355 - 364 .

Dupont E, Ko Y, Rothery S, Coppen SR, Baghai M, Haw M, Severs NJ ( 2001 ) . The gap-junctional protein connexin40 is elevated in patients susceptible to postoperative atrial fibrillation . Circulation vol. 103 , ( 6 ) 842 - 849 .

Dupont E, Matsushita T, Kaba RA, Vozzi C, Coppen SR, Khan N, Kaprielian R, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2001 ) . Altered connexin expression in human congestive heart failure . J Mol Cell Cardiol vol. 33 , ( 2 ) 359 - 371 .

Severs NJ, Rothery S, Dupont E, Coppen SR, Yeh HI, Ko YS, Matsushita T, Kaba R et al. ( 2001 ) . Immunocytochemical analysis of connexin expression in the healthy and diseased cardiovascular system . Microsc Res Tech vol. 52 , ( 3 ) 301 - 322 .

Kaba RA, Coppen SR, Dupont E, Skepper JN, Elneil S, Haw MP, Pepper JR, Yacoub MH et al. ( 2001 ) . Comparison of connexin 43, 40 and 45 expression patterns in the developing human and mouse hearts . Cell Commun Adhes . vol. 8 , 339 - 343 .

Coppen SR, Gourdie RG, Severs NJ ( 2001 ) . Connexin45 is the first connexin to be expressed in the central conduction system of the mouse heart . Exp Clin Cardiol vol. 6 , ( 1 ) 17 - 23 .

Dupont E, Matsushita T, Vozzi C, Khan N, Coppen SR, Yacoub MH, Severs NJ ( 2000 ) . Altered connexin mRNA and protein expression in human congestive heart failure . CIRCULATION vol. 102 , ( 18 ) 595 - 595 .