Torsten Christ - Publications

β1- and β2-adrenergic receptor mediated spontaneous contractions and ryanodine receptor channel opening in human failing heart.

Journal: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

Published: April 10, 2026

Letter regarding Pini, A., Nardini, P., Zizi, V., Molino, M., Calvani, M., Carrozzo, F., … Filippi, L. (2026). β3-adrenoceptor agonism exerts lung protection in a rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Br J Pharmacol, in press.

Journal: British journal of pharmacology

Published: February 16, 2026

Optogenetic tachypacing facilitates burst-induced arrhythmia in stem cell-derived human atrial engineered heart tissue.

Journal: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Published: February 16, 2026

Tribute to Alberto J. Kaumann.

Journal: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

Published: September 30, 2025

Higher sensitivity to ouabain-induced toxicity in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes than human adult heart tissue despite similar Na+/K+-ATPase pump current amplitudes.

Journal: British journal of pharmacology

Published: September 02, 2025

Sex differences in human atrial electrophysiology: the dark side of the moon? Will engineered heart tissue help to bring light into the darkness?

Journal: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

Published: July 07, 2025

Positive inotropic effects of serotonin in atrial EHT: further proof for an atrial phenotype?

Journal: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

Published: January 15, 2025

PDE8 Inhibition and Its Impact on ICa,L in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Evaluation of PDE8 as a Potential Drug Target.

Journal: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

Published: May 01, 2024

Atrial hiPSC-CM as a Pharmacologic Model to Evaluate Anti-AF Drugs: Some Lessons From I Kur.

Journal: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

Published: April 13, 2024

Dapagliflozin and atrial fibrillation: elevated dosing to achieve class I antiarrhythmic effects?

Journal: Basic research in cardiology

Published: February 20, 2024

Modulation of cardiomyocyte contractility and action potentials with chemogenetic chloride currents.

Journal: The Journal of physiology

Published: February 14, 2024

A critical role of retinoic acid concentration for the induction of a fully human-like atrial action potential phenotype in hiPSC-CM.

Journal: Stem cell reports

Published: December 13, 2023