Compositions and methods for increasing sodium current in cardiac cells

Abstract

A method of increasing sodium current in a cardiac cell generally includes introducing into the cardiac cell an miR-448 inhibitor in an amount effective to decrease miR-448 suppression of SCN5A mRNA transcription, thereby increasing sodium current in the cardiac cell. A method of increasing translation of SCN5A mRNA in a cell generally includes introducing into the cell an miR-448 inhibitor in an amount effective to decrease miR-448 suppression of SCN5A mRNA transcription. A method of decreasing arrythmia in a cardiac cell generally includes introducing into the cardiac cell an miR-448 inhibitor in an amount effective to decrease miR-448 suppression of SCN5A mRNA transcription. A method of treating arrythmia in a patient having, or at risk of having, arrythmia generally includes administering to the patient an miR-448 inhibitor in an amount effective to decrease the likelihood or extent of arrythmia in the patient. In some embodiments of all methods, the miR-448 inhibitor can be an miR-448 antagomir or an miR-448 sponge.

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