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Yuasa S. Recent Technological Innovations to Promote Cardiovascular Research. Circ J 2022; 86:919-922. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shinsuke Yuasa
- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine
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Cardiac Fibroblast-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes as a Potential Therapeutic Mean for Heart Failure. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197215. [PMID: 33003641 PMCID: PMC7582575 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The limited regenerative capacity of the injured myocardium leads to remodeling and often heart failure. Novel therapeutic approaches are essential. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) differentiated into cardiomyocytes are a potential future therapeutics. We hypothesized that organ-specific reprogramed fibroblasts may serve an advantageous source for future cardiomyocytes. Moreover, exosomes secreted from those cells may have a beneficial effect on cardiac differentiation and/or function. We compared RNA from different sources of human iPSC using chip gene expression. Protein expression was evaluated as well as exosome micro-RNA levels and their impact on embryoid bodies (EBs) differentiation. Statistical analysis identified 51 genes that were altered (p ≤ 0.05), and confirmed in the protein level, cardiac fibroblasts-iPSCs (CF-iPSCs) vs. dermal fibroblasts-iPSCs (DF-iPSCs). Several miRs were altered especially miR22, a key regulator of cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Lower expression of miR22 in CF-iPSCs vs. DF-iPSCs was observed. EBs treated with these exosomes exhibited more beating EBs p = 0.05. vs. control. We identify CF-iPSC and its exosomes as a potential source for cardiac recovery induction. The decrease in miR22 level points out that our CF-iPSC-exosomes are naïve of congestive heart cell memory, making them a potential biological source for future therapy for the injured heart.
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Song YL, Jiang H, Jiang NG, Jin YM, Zeng TT. Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Platelet Aggregates Increased in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Might Depend on the Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1/CXCR4 Axis. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 28:1607-1619. [PMID: 31650891 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Ya-Li Song
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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Zein N, Harmouch E, Lutz JC, Fernandez De Grado G, Kuchler-Bopp S, Clauss F, Offner D, Hua G, Benkirane-Jessel N, Fioretti F. Polymer-Based Instructive Scaffolds for Endodontic Regeneration. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12152347. [PMID: 31344822 PMCID: PMC6695966 DOI: 10.3390/ma12152347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The challenge of endodontic regeneration is modulated by clinical conditions which determine five kinds of tissue requirements: pulp connective-tissue formation, dentin formation, revascularization, reinnervation and radicular edification. Polymer scaffolds constitute keystone of the different endodontic regenerative strategies. Indeed, scaffolds are crucial for carrying active molecules and competent cells which optimize the regeneration. Hydrogels are very beneficial for controlling viscosity and porosity of endodontic scaffolds. The nanofibrous and microporous scaffolds mimicking extracellular matrix are also of great interest for promoting dentin-pulp formation. Two main types of polymer scaffolds are highlighted: collagen and fibrin. Collagen scaffolds which are similar to native pulp tissue, are adequate for pulp connective tissue formation. Functionnalization by active biomolecules as BMP, SDF-1, G-CSF enhances their properties. Fibrin or PRF scaffolds present the advantage of promoting stem cell differentiation and concomitant revascularisation. The choice of the type of polymers (polypeptide, PCL, chitosan) can depend on its ability to deliver the active biomolecule or to build as suitable hydrogel as possible. Since 2010s, proposals to associate different types of polymers in a same scaffold have emerged for adding advantages or for offsetting a disadvantage of a polymer. Further works would study the synergetic effects of different innovative polymers composition.
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- Naimah Zein
- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
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- Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Pôle de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Regenerative Nanomedicine, UMR 1260, FMTS, 67085 Strasbourg, France.
- Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
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Jung C, Kim S, Sun T, Cho YB, Song M. Pulp-dentin regeneration: current approaches and challenges. J Tissue Eng 2019; 10:2041731418819263. [PMID: 30728935 PMCID: PMC6351713 DOI: 10.1177/2041731418819263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Regenerative endodontic procedures for immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis confer biological advantages such as tooth homeostasis, enhanced immune defense system, and a functional pulp-dentin complex, in addition to clinical advantages such as the facilitation of root development. Currently, this procedure is recognized as a paradigm shift from restoration using materials to regenerate pulp-dentin tissues. Many studies have been conducted with regard to stem/progenitor cells, scaffolds, and biomolecules, associated with pulp tissue engineering. However, preclinical and clinical studies have evidently revealed several drawbacks in the current clinical approach to revascularization that may lead to unfavorable outcomes. Therefore, our review examines the challenges encountered under clinical conditions and summarizes current research findings in an attempt to provide direction for transition from basic research to clinical practice.
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- Chanyong Jung
- Department of Dentistry, Aerospace Medical Center, Cheongju, Korea.,Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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Sommese L, Zullo A, Schiano C, Mancini FP, Napoli C. Possible Muscle Repair in the Human Cardiovascular System. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2017; 13:170-191. [PMID: 28058671 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-016-9711-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The regenerative potential of tissues and organs could promote survival, extended lifespan and healthy life in multicellular organisms. Niches of adult stemness are widely distributed and lead to the anatomical and functional regeneration of the damaged organ. Conversely, muscular regeneration in mammals, and humans in particular, is very limited and not a single piece of muscle can fully regrow after a severe injury. Therefore, muscle repair after myocardial infarction is still a chimera. Recently, it has been recognized that epigenetics could play a role in tissue regrowth since it guarantees the maintenance of cellular identity in differentiated cells and, therefore, the stability of organs and tissues. The removal of these locks can shift a specific cell identity back to the stem-like one. Given the gradual loss of tissue renewal potential in the course of evolution, in the last few years many different attempts to retrieve such potential by means of cell therapy approaches have been performed in experimental models. Here we review pathways and mechanisms involved in the in vivo repair of cardiovascular muscle tissues in humans. Moreover, we address the ongoing research on mammalian cardiac muscle repair based on adult stem cell transplantation and pro-regenerative factor delivery. This latter issue, involving genetic manipulations of adult cells, paves the way for developing possible therapeutic strategies in the field of cardiovascular muscle repair.
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- Linda Sommese
- Department of Internal and Specialty Medicine, U.O.C. Clinical Immunology, Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.,CEINGE Advanced Biotechnologies, s.c.ar.l, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Specialty Medicine, U.O.C. Clinical Immunology, Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.,IRCCS Foundation SDN, Naples, Italy
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Wu SZ, Li YL, Huang W, Cai WF, Liang J, Paul C, Jiang L, Wu ZC, Xu M, Zhu P, Wang Y. Paracrine effect of CXCR4-overexpressing mesenchymal stem cells on ischemic heart injury. Cell Biochem Funct 2017; 35:113-123. [PMID: 28233339 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
It has been reported that CXCR4-overexpressing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCCX4 ) can repair heart tissue post myocardial infarction. This study aims to investigate the MSCCX4-derived paracrine cardio-protective signaling in the presence of myocardial infarction. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were divided into 3 groups: MSC only, MSCCX4 , and CXCR4 gene-specific siRNA-transduced MSC. Mesenchymal stem cells were exposed to hypoxia, and then MSCs-conditioned culture medium was incubated with neonatal and adult cardiomyocytes, respectively. Cell proliferation-regulating genes were assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In vitro: The number of cardiomyocytes undergoing DNA synthesis, cytokinesis, and mitosis was increased to a greater extent in MSCCX4 medium-treated group than control group, while this proproliferative effect was reduced in CXCR4 gene-specific siRNA-transduced MSC-treated cells. Accordingly, the maximal enhancement of vascular endothelial growth factor, cyclin 2, and transforming growth factor-β2 was observed in hypoxia-exposed MSCCX4 . In vivo: MSCs were labeled with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and engrafted into injured myocardium in rats. The number of EGFP and CD31 positive cells in the MSCCX4 group was significantly increased than other 2 groups, associated with the reduced left ventricular (LV) fibrosis, the increased LV free wall thickness, the enhanced angiogenesis, and the improved contractile function. CXCR4 overexpression can mobilize MSCs into ischemic area, whereby these cells can promoted angiogenesis and alleviate LV remodeling via paracrine signaling mechanism.
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- Shi-Zheng Wu
- Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.,Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Berlier JL, Kharroubi I, Zhang J, Dalla Valle A, Rigutto S, Mathieu M, Gangji V, Rasschaert J. Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide Prevents Serum Deprivation-Induced Apoptosis in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Osteoblastic Cells. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2016; 11:841-51. [PMID: 26254594 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-015-9616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSC) are able to differentiate into cells of connective tissue lineages, including bone and cartilage. They are therefore considered as a promising tool for the treatment of bone degenerative diseases. One of the major issues in regenerative cell therapy is the biosafety of fetal bovine serum used for cell culture. Therefore, the development of a culture medium devoid of serum but preserving hBMSC viability will be of clinical value. The glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) has an anti-apoptotic action in insulin-producing cells. Interestingly, GIP also exerts beneficial effects on bone turnover by acting on osteoblasts and osteoclasts. We therefore evaluated the ability of GIP to prevent cell death in osteoblastic cells cultured in serum-free conditions. In hBMSC and SaOS-2 cells, activation of the GIP receptor increased intracellular cAMP levels. Serum deprivation induced apoptosis in SaOS-2 and hBMSC that was reduced by 30 and 50 %, respectively, in the presence of GIP. The protective effect of GIP involves activation of the adenylate cyclase pathway and inhibition of caspases 3/7 activation. These findings demonstrate that GIP exerts a protective action against apoptosis in hBMSC and suggest a novel approach to preserve viability of hBMSC cultured in the absence of serum.
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- J L Berlier
- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bone and Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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Wnt signaling encompasses multiple and complex signaling cascades and is involved in many developmental processes such as tissue patterning, cell fate specification, and control of cell division. Consequently, accurate regulation of signaling activities is essential for proper embryonic development. Wnt signaling is mostly silent in the healthy adult organs but a reactivation of Wnt signaling is generally observed under pathological conditions. This has generated increasing interest in this pathway from a therapeutic point of view. In this review article, the involvement of Wnt signaling in cardiovascular development will be outlined, followed by its implication in myocardial infarct healing, cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, arrhythmias, and atherosclerosis. The initial experiments not always offer consensus on the effects of activation or inactivation of the pathway, which may be attributed to (i) the type of cardiac disease, (ii) timing of the intervention, and (iii) type of cells that are targeted. Therefore, more research is needed to determine the exact implication of Wnt signaling in the conditions mentioned above to exploit it as a powerful therapeutic target.
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Sung IY, Son HN, Ullah I, Bharti D, Park JM, Cho YC, Byun JH, Kang YH, Sung SJ, Kim JW, Rho GJ, Park BW. Cardiomyogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Follicle-derived Stem Cells by Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid and Their In Vivo Homing Property. Int J Med Sci 2016; 13:841-852. [PMID: 27877076 PMCID: PMC5118755 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.16573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the in vitro cardiomyogenic differentiation potential of human dental follicle-derived stem cells (DFCs) under the influence of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a member of the histone deacetylase inhibitor family, and analyze the in vivo homing capacity of induced cardiomyocytes (iCMs) when transplanted systemically. DFCs from extracted wisdom teeth showed mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) characteristics such as plate adherent growing, expression of MSC markers (CD44, CD90, and CD105), and mesenchymal lineage-specific differentiation potential. Adding SAHA to the culture medium induced the successful in vitro differentiation of DFCs into cardiomyocytes. These iCMs expressed cardiomyogenic markers, including alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), cardiac muscle troponin T (TNNT2), Desmin, and cardiac muscle alpha actin (ACTC1), at both the mRNA and protein level. For the assessment of homing capacity, PKH26 labeled iCMs were intraperitoneally injected (1×106 cells in 100 µL of PBS) into the experimental mice, and the ratios of PKH26 positive cells to the total number of injected cells, in multiple organs were determined. The calculated homing ratios, 14 days after systemic cell transplantation, were 5.6 ± 1.0%, 3.6 ± 1.1%, and 11.6 ± 2.7% in heart, liver, and kidney respectively. There was no difference in the serum levels of interleukin-2 and interleukin-10 at 14 days after transplantation, between the experimental (iCM injected) and control (no injection or PBS injection) groups. These results demonstrate that DFCs can be an excellent source for cardiomyocyte differentiation and regeneration. Moreover, the iCMs can be delivered into heart muscle via systemic administration without eliciting inflammatory or immune response. This can serve as the pilot study for further investigations into the in vitro cardiomyogenic differentiation potential of DFCs under the influence of SAHA and the in vivo homing capacity of the iCMs into the heart muscle, when injected systemically.
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- Iel-Yong Sung
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dentistry, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dentistry, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Republic of Korea; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dentistry, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Republic of Korea; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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Wang Q, Kurita H, Carreira V, Ko CI, Fan Y, Zhang X, Biesiada J, Medvedovic M, Puga A. Ah Receptor Activation by Dioxin Disrupts Activin, BMP, and WNT Signals During the Early Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and Inhibits Cardiomyocyte Functions. Toxicol Sci 2015; 149:346-57. [PMID: 26572662 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The AHR is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates gene-environment interactions. Genome-wide expression profiling during differentiation of mouse ES cells into cardiomyocytes showed that AHR activation by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; Dioxin (TCDD), its prototypical ligand, disrupted the expression of multiple homeobox transcription factors and inhibited cardiomyocyte contractility. Here we treated ES cells with TCDD at daily differentiation intervals to investigate whether TCDD-induced loss of contractility had a developmental window of sensitivity. Surprisingly, contractility was an AHR-dependent TCDD target solely between differentiation days 0 and 3 during the period of panmesoderm development, when TCDD also disrupted expression of genes in the TGFβ/BMP2/4 and wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT)signaling pathways, suppressed the secretion of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP4), WNT3a, and WNT5a and elevated the secretion of Activin A, as determined by ELISA of the secreted proteins in the culture medium. Supplementing the culture medium with BMP4, WNT3a, or WNT5a during the first 3 days of differentiation successfully countered TCDD-induced impairment of contractility, while anti-WNT3a, or anti-WNT5a antibodies or continuous Noggin (a BMP4 antagonist) or Activin A treatment inhibited the contractile phenotype. In Ahr(+/+), but not in Ahr(-) (/) (-) ES cells, TCDD treatment significantly increased mitochondrial copy number, suggestive of mitochondrial stress and remodeling. Sustained AHR activation during ES cell differentiation appears to disrupt the expression of signals critical to the ontogeny of cardiac mesoderm and cause the loss of contractility in the resulting cardiomyocyte lineage.
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- Qin Wang
- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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- Department of Environmental Health and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
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Directed cardiomyogenesis of human pluripotent stem cells by modulating Wnt/β-catenin and BMP signalling with small molecules. Biochem J 2015; 469:235-41. [PMID: 26171831 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cardiomyocytes derived from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are a potential cell source for regenerative medicine, disease modelling and drug development. However, current approaches for in vitro cardiac differentiation of human PSCs are often time-consuming, heavily depend on expensive growth factors and involve the tedious formation of embryonic bodies whose signalling pathways are difficult to precisely modulate due to their complex microenvironments. In the present study, we report a new small molecule-based differentiation approach, which significantly promoted contracting cardiomyocytes in human PSCs in a monolayer format in as little as 7 days, in contrast with most traditional differentiation methods that usually take up to 3 weeks for cardiomyogenesis. This approach consists in activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signalling at day 0-1 with small molecule CHIR99021 (CH) followed by inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling at day 1-4 with DMH1 [termed as CH(0-1)/DMH1(1-4) treatment], a selective small molecule BMP inhibitor reported by us previously. Our study further demonstrated that the CH(0-1)/DMH1(1-4) treatment significantly promotes cardiac formation via mesoderm and mesoderm-derived cardiac progenitor cells without impacts on either endoderm or ectoderm differentiation of human PSCs. This rapid, efficient and inexpensive small molecule-based cardiomyogenic method may potentially harness the use of human PSCs in regenerative medicine as well as other applications.
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Song F, Zhao J, Hua F, Nian L, Zhou XX, Yang Q, Xie YH, Tang HF, Sun JY, Wang SW. Proliferation of rat cardiac stem cells is induced by 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside in vitro. Life Sci 2015; 132:68-76. [PMID: 25916801 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIM To study the effects of 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoside (THSG) on proliferation of rat cardiac stem cells (CSCs) in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS C-kit(+) cells were isolated from neonatal (1 day old) Sprague-Dawley rats by using flow cytometry. Optimal THSG treatment times and doses for growth of CSCs were analyzed. CSCs were treated with various THSG doses (0, 1, 10, and 100 μM) for 12h. RESULTS Sorted c-kit(+) cells exhibited self-renewing and clonogenic capabilities. Cell Counting Kit (CCK-8) and Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) ELISA test positive cells were significantly increased in THSG-treated groups compared with untreated controls. The percentage of S-phase cells also increased after THSG treatment. Moreover, we show that some c-kit(+) cells spontaneously express vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), T-box transcription factor (Tbx5), hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated 2 (HCN2), hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated 4 (HCN4), alpha myosin heavy chain (αMHC), and beta myosin heavy chain (βMHC) mRNA, and stem cell antigen 1 (Sca-1), cardiac troponin-I, GATA-4, Nkx2.5, and connexin 43 protein were also assessed in CSCs. However, their expression was significantly increased with THSG treatment when compared to untreated controls. CONCLUSION THSG can increase proliferation of rat CSCs in vitro and thus, shows promise as a potential treatment strategy for stimulating endogenous stem cells to help repair the injured heart after myocardial infarction in patients.
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- Fan Song
- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- Institute of Material Medical, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine in Qinba Moutains, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169, Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Chung HJ, Kim JT, Kim HJ, Kyung HW, Katila P, Lee JH, Yang TH, Yang YI, Lee SJ. Epicardial delivery of VEGF and cardiac stem cells guided by 3-dimensional PLLA mat enhancing cardiac regeneration and angiogenesis in acute myocardial infarction. J Control Release 2015; 205:218-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Xue C, Zhang J, Lv Z, Liu H, Huang C, Yang J, Wang T. Angiotensin II promotes differentiation of mouse c-kit-positive cardiac stem cells into pacemaker-like cells. Mol Med Rep 2015; 11:3249-58. [PMID: 25572000 PMCID: PMC4368082 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) can differentiate into cardiac muscle-like cells; however, it remains unknown whether CSCs may possess the ability to differentiate into pacemaker cells. The aim of the present study was to determine whether angiotensin II (Ang II) could promote the specialization of CSCs into pacemaker-like cells. Mouse CSCs were treated with Ang II from day 3–5, after cell sorting. The differentiation potential of the cells was then analyzed by morphological analysis, flow cytometry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry and patch clamp analysis. Treatment with Ang II resulted in an increased number of cardiac muscle-like cells (32.7±4.8% vs. 21.5±4.8%; P<0.05), and inhibition of smooth muscle-like cells (6.2±7.3% vs. 20.5±5.1%; P<0.05). Following treatment with Ang II, increased levels of the cardiac progenitor-specific markers GATA4 and Nkx2.5 were observed in the cells. Furthermore, the transcript levels of pacemaker function-related genes, including hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN)2, HCN4, T-box (Tbx)2 and Tbx3, were significantly upregulated. Immunofluorescence analysis confirmed the increased number of pacemaker-like cells. The pacemaker current (If) was recorded in the cells derived from CSCs, treated with Ang II. In conclusion, treatment of CSCs with Ang II during the differentiation process modified cardiac-specific gene expression and resulted in the enhanced formation of pacemaker-like cells.
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- Cheng Xue
- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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Tallawi M, Rai R, Boccaccini AR, Aifantis KE. Effect of substrate mechanics on cardiomyocyte maturation and growth. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2014; 21:157-65. [PMID: 25148904 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cardiac tissue engineering constructs are a promising therapeutic treatment for myocardial infarction, which is one of the leading causes of death. In order to further advance the development and regeneration of engineered cardiac tissues using biomaterial platforms, it is important to have a complete overview of the effects that substrates have on cardiomyocyte (CM) morphology and function. This article summarizes recent studies that investigate the effect of mechanical cues on the CM differentiation, maturation, and growth. In these studies, CMs derived from embryos, neonates, and mesenchymal stem cells were seeded on different substrates of various elastic modulus. Measuring the contractile function by force production, work output, and calcium handling, it was seen that cell behavior on substrates was optimized when the substrate stiffness mimicked that of the native tissue. The contractile function reflected changes in the sarcomeric protein confirmation and organization that promoted the contractile ability. The analysis of the literature also revealed that, in addition to matrix stiffness, mechanical stimulation, such as stretching the substrate during cell seeding, also played an important role during cell maturation and tissue development.
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- Marwa Tallawi
- 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Erlangen, Germany
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Tongxinluo decreases apoptosis of mesenchymal stem cells concentration-dependently under hypoxia and serum deprivation conditions through the AMPK/eNOS pathway. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2014; 63:265-73. [PMID: 24220313 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Tongxinluo (TXL), a traditional Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat cardiovascular diseases in China. Our previous study has demonstrated the pro-survival role of TXL on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vivo. But whether TXL could decrease apoptosis of MSCs in vitro, and the underlying mechanism are still unknown. Moreover, AMPK/eNOS pathway is crucial in regulating cell apoptosis. Therefore, we designed the study to investigate whether TXL could decrease MSCs apoptosis under hypoxia and serum deprivation (H/SD) conditions and to determine the role of AMPK/eNOS pathway. To test the hypothesis, MSCs were treated with TXL (50-400 μg/mL) under H/SD for 6 hours. For inhibitor studies, the cells were preincubated with AMPK inhibitor compound C. Results indicated that TXL decreased MSCs apoptosis concentration-dependently evidenced by reduced Annexin V+/PI- cells and increased red/green ratio of JC-1. Further, TXL enhanced the phosphorylation of AMPK and eNOS. Whereas, treatment with compound C decreased the phosphorylation of AMPK and eNOS and was accompanied by attenuated anti-apoptotic effect of TXL. In conclusion, TXL protected MSCs against H/SD-induced injury at least in part through the AMPK/eNOS pathway, which provides a novel explanation for the multi-effect of TXL on cardiovascular system.
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Glowacki AJ, Gottardi R, Yoshizawa S, Cavalla F, Garlet GP, Sfeir C, Little SR. Strategies to direct the enrichment, expansion, and recruitment of regulatory cells for the treatment of disease. Ann Biomed Eng 2014; 43:593-602. [PMID: 25245220 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1125-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Disease and injury perturb the balance of processes associated with inflammation and tissue remodeling, resulting in positive feedback loops, exacerbation of disease and compromised tissue repair. Conversely, under homeostatic healthy conditions, these processes are tightly regulated through the expansion and/or recruitment of specific cell populations, promoting a balanced steady-state. Better understanding of these regulatory processes and recent advances in biomaterials and biotechnology have prompted strategies to utilize cells for the treatment and prevention of disease through regulation of inflammation and promotion of tissue repair. Herein, we describe how cells that regulate these processes can be increased in prevalence at a site of disease or injury. We review several relevant cell therapy approaches as well as new strategies for directing endogenous regulatory cells capable of promoting environmental homeostasis and even the establishment of a pro-regenerative micro-environment. Collectively, these examples may provide a blueprint for next-generation "medicine" that spurs the body's own cells to action and replaces conventional drugs.
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- Andrew J Glowacki
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Liang Y, Lin Q, Zhu J, Li X, Fu Y, Zou X, Liu X, Tan H, Deng C, Yu X, Shan Z, Yuan W. The caspase-8 shRNA-modified mesenchymal stem cells improve the function of infarcted heart. Mol Cell Biochem 2014; 397:7-16. [PMID: 25060909 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-014-2165-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The beneficial effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in cardiac cell therapy are greatly limited due to poor survival after transplantation into ischemic hearts. Here, we investigated whether caspase 8 small hairpin RNA (shRNA) modification enhance human MSCs (hMSCs) survival and improve infarcted heart function. Recombinant adenovirus encoding pre-miRNA-155-designed caspase 8 shRNA was prepared to inhibit caspase 8 expression in hMSCs. The effect of caspase 8 shRNA modification on protecting hMSCs from apoptosis under the conditions of serum deprivation and hypoxia was tested by Annexin V/PI staining and caspase 8 activity assay. The caspase 8 shRNA-modified and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled hMSCs were injected into the border zone of the infarcted region of rat heart. Echocardiography and Masson trichrome staining were performed to assess heart function and cardiac fibrosis. Our results showed that adenovirus-mediated caspase 8 shRNA could efficiently inhibit caspase 8 expression in hMSCs. Knock-down of caspase 8 expression lead to inhibition of hMSCs apoptosis, reduction of caspase 8 activity and up-regulations of HGF, IGF-1 and Bcl-2. Transplantation of caspase 8 shRNA-modified hMSCs could significantly improve infracted heart function, attenuate cardiac fibrosis. Consistently, the rate of cardiomyocyte apoptosis and caspase 8 activity were significantly decreased, and the survival rate of transplanted hMSCs was markedly elevated in the myocardium receiving caspase 8 shRNA-modified hMSCs transplantation. Together, our findings implicated the therapeutic potential of caspase 8 shRNA-modified hMSCs in improving the infarcted heart function.
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- Yeyou Liang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People's Republic of China
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Recently various kinds of cardiac stem/progenitor cells have been identified and suggested to be involved in cardiac repair and regeneration in injured myocardium. In this review, we focus on the roles of JAK-STAT signaling in cardiac stem/progenitor cells in cardiomyogenesis. JAK-STAT signaling plays important roles in the differentiation of stem cells into cardiac lineage cells. The activation of JAK-STAT signal elicits the mobilization of mesenchymal stem cells as well, contributing to the maintenance of cardiac function. Thus we propose that JAK-STAT could be a target signaling pathway in cardiac regenerative therapy.
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- Tomomi Mohri
- Laboratory of Clinical Science and Biomedicine; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Osaka University; Osaka, Japan
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A cocktail method for promoting cardiomyocyte differentiation from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells Int 2014; 2014:162024. [PMID: 25101130 PMCID: PMC4094872 DOI: 10.1155/2014/162024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A growing body of evidence supports the argument that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into cardiomyocyte-like cells in an appropriate cellular environment, but the differentiation rate is low. A cocktail method was designed: we investigated the role of 5-azacytidine (5-aza), salvianolic acid B (SalB), and cardiomyocyte lysis medium (CLM) in inducing MSCs to acquire the phenotypical characteristics of cardiomyocytes. The fourth-passage MSCs were treated with 5-aza, SalB, CLM, 5-aza+salB, 5-aza+CLM, SalB+CLM, and 5-aza+SalB+CLM for 2 weeks. Immunofluorescence results showed that cTnT expression in the 5-aza+salB+CLM group was stronger than other groups. Real-time qPCR and Western blotting analyses showed that cTnT, alpha-cardiac actin, mef-2c, Cx43, and GSK-3beta expression increased while beta-catenin expression decreased. The salB+5-aza+CLM group had the most evident effects. SalB combined with 5-aza and CLM improved cardiomyocyte differentiation from MSCs. In the MSCs differentiation process, the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway had been inhibited.
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Niu J, Yue W, Song Y, Zhang Y, Qi X, Wang Z, Liu B, Shen H, Hu X. Prevention of acute liver allograft rejection by IL-10-engineered mesenchymal stem cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 176:473-84. [PMID: 24527865 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Hepatic allograft rejection remains a challenging problem, with acute rejection episode as the major barrier for long-term survival in liver transplant recipients. To explore a strategy to prevent allograft rejection, we hypothesized that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) genetically engineered with interleukin-10 (IL-10) could produce beneficial effects on orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the experimental rat model. Syngeneic MSCs transduced with IL-10 were delivered via the right jugular vein 30 min post-orthotopic transplantation in the rat model. To evaluate liver morphology and measure cytokine concentration, the blood and liver samples from each animal group were collected at different time-points (3, 5 and 7 days) post-transplantation. The mean survival time of the rats treated with MSCs-IL-10 was shown to be much longer than those treated with saline. According to Banff scheme grading, the saline group scores increased significantly compared with those in the MSCs-IL-10 group. Retinoid acid receptor-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) expression was more increased in the saline group compared to those in the MSCs-IL-10 group in a time-dependent manner; forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3) expression also decreased significantly in the saline group compared with those in the MSCs-IL-10 group in a time-dependent manner. The expression of cytokines [IL-17, IL-23, IL-6, interferon (IFN)-γ and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α] in the saline groups increased significantly compared with the time-point-matched MSCs-IL-10 group, whereas cytokine expression of (IL-10, TGF-β1) was deceased markedly compared to that in the MSCs-IL-10 group. These results suggest a potential role for IL-10-engineered MSC therapy to overcome clinical liver transplantation rejection.
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- J Niu
- General Surgery of the Hospital Affiliated Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China
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Dynamic induction of pro-angiogenic milieu after transplantation of marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in experimental myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2014; 173:453-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Li C, Guo Z, Guo B, Xie Y, Yang J, Wang A. Inhibition of the endogenous CSE/H₂S system contributes to hypoxia and serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in mesenchymal stem cells. Mol Med Rep 2014; 9:2467-72. [PMID: 24699897 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have great potential for repair following acute myocardial infarction. However, a major challenge to MSC therapy is that transplanted cells undergo apoptosis. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has recently been proposed as an endogenous mediator of cell apoptosis in various systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of endogenous H2S in hypoxia and serum deprivation (hypoxia/SD)-induced apoptosis in MSCs. The present study demonstrated that exposure of MSCs to hypoxia/SD caused a significant decrease in H2S generation and resulted in marked cell apoptosis. Furthermore, under basal conditions, MSCs expressed cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) and synthesized H2S, whereas CSE expression and activity was inhibited by hypoxia/SD treatment. Overexpression of CSE not only markedly prevented hypoxia/SD-induced decreases in endogenous H2S generation but also protected MSCs from apoptosis, while inhibition of CSE by its potent inhibitors significantly deteriorated the effect of hypoxia/SD in MSCs. These data indicate that the H2S generation pathway exists in MSCs and the inhibition of the endogenous CSE/H2S system contributes to hypoxia/SD-induced apoptosis in MSCs. Our findings suggest that modulation of the CSE/H2S system is a potential therapeutic avenue for promoting the viability of transplanted MSCs.
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- Congsheng Li
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University and the First People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui 230061, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University and the First People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui 230061, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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van Vliet P, Sluijter JPG, Doevendans PA, Goumans MJ. Isolation and expansion of resident cardiac progenitor cells. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 5:33-43. [PMID: 17187455 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.5.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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After myocardial infarction, loss of viable cardiomyocytes severely impairs cardiac function. Recently, stem cell transplantation has been put forward as a promising approach to repair the damaged heart. Although several clinical trials have already been performed, the dominant beneficial effects are probably due to neoangiogenesis and arteriogenesis. However, replacement of cardiomyocytes is vital to improve cardiac function in the long term. Stem cells and progenitor cells, with the capacity to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, have been described in both embryonic and adult tissues. Upon stimulation, cardiac progenitor cells proliferate and differentiate into cardiomyocytes, vascular smooth muscle cells, and endothelial cells. Currently however, high proliferation rates and differentiation of cardiac progenitor cells beyond the fetal stage have not yet been achieved. Full differentiation into adult cardiomyocytes in vitro and in vivo might be important for efficient integration with the host environment and therefore more research is needed to study factors that influence proliferation and differentiation. Here we will discuss the isolation of cardiac progenitor cells, their potential to differentiate into various cell types needed for cardiac repair, the possible mechanisms behind these events, and how these cells may be implemented in future clinical settings.
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- Patrick van Vliet
- The Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Hassan N, Tchao J, Tobita K. Concise review: skeletal muscle stem cells and cardiac lineage: potential for heart repair. Stem Cells Transl Med 2013; 3:183-93. [PMID: 24371329 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2013-0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Valuable and ample resources have been spent over the last two decades in pursuit of interventional strategies to treat the unmet demand of heart failure patients to restore myocardial structure and function. At present, it is clear that full restoration of myocardial structure and function is outside our reach from both clinical and basic research studies, but it may be achievable with a combination of ongoing research, creativity, and perseverance. Since the 1990s, skeletal myoblasts have been extensively investigated for cardiac cell therapy of congestive heart failure. Whereas the Myoblast Autologous Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (MAGIC) trial revealed that transplanted skeletal myoblasts did not integrate into the host myocardium and also did not transdifferentiate into cardiomyocytes despite some beneficial effects on recipient myocardial function, recent studies suggest that skeletal muscle-derived stem cells have the ability to adopt a cardiomyocyte phenotype in vitro and in vivo. This brief review endeavors to summarize the importance of skeletal muscle stem cells and how they can play a key role to surpass current results in the future and enhance the efficacious implementation of regenerative cell therapy for heart failure.
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- Narmeen Hassan
- Department of Developmental Biology, Department of Bioengineering, and McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lin LM, Ricucci D, Huang GTJ. Regeneration of the dentine-pulp complex with revitalization/revascularization therapy: challenges and hopes. Int Endod J 2013; 47:713-24. [PMID: 24330275 DOI: 10.1111/iej.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The concept of regenerative endodontics has gained much attention in clinical endodontics in the past decade. One aspect of this discipline is the application of revitalization/revascularization therapies for infected and/or necrotic immature pulps in permanent teeth. Following the publication of a case report (Iwaya et al. ), investigators have been rigorously examining the types of tissues formed in the canals as well as exploring strategies to regenerate the pulp-dentine complex in revitalized teeth. This review will provide an update on the types of tissues generated in the canals after revitalization/revascularization therapy in both animal and human studies. The understanding of the role of stem cells and microenvironment in the process of wound healing resulting in either regeneration or repair will be thoroughly discussed. Stem cells and microenvironmental cues introduced into the canal during revitalization/revascularization procedures will be examined. In addition, requirement of a sterile microenvironment in the canal and vital tissue generation in revitalization/revascularization therapy will be emphasized. The challenges that we face and the hopes that we have in revitalization/revascularization therapy for regenerative endodontics will be presented.
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- L M Lin
- Department of Endodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA
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Sreerekha PR, Menon D, Nair SV, Chennazhi KP. Fabrication of Electrospun Poly (Lactide-co-Glycolide)–Fibrin Multiscale Scaffold for Myocardial Regeneration In Vitro. Tissue Eng Part A 2013; 19:849-59. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Perumcherry Raman Sreerekha
- Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, India
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- Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, India
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- Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, India
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- Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, India
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Prospective isolation of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiovascular progenitors that integrate into human fetal heart tissue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:3405-10. [PMID: 23391730 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220832110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A goal of regenerative medicine is to identify cardiovascular progenitors from human ES cells (hESCs) that can functionally integrate into the human heart. Previous studies to evaluate the developmental potential of candidate hESC-derived progenitors have delivered these cells into murine and porcine cardiac tissue, with inconclusive evidence regarding the capacity of these human cells to physiologically engraft in xenotransplantation assays. Further, the potential of hESC-derived cardiovascular lineage cells to functionally couple to human myocardium remains untested and unknown. Here, we have prospectively identified a population of hESC-derived ROR2(+)/CD13(+)/KDR(+)/PDGFRα(+) cells that give rise to cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro at a clonal level. We observed rare clusters of ROR2(+) cells and diffuse expression of KDR and PDGFRα in first-trimester human fetal hearts. We then developed an in vivo transplantation model by transplanting second-trimester human fetal heart tissues s.c. into the ear pinna of a SCID mouse. ROR2(+)/CD13(+)/KDR(+)/PDGFRα(+) cells were delivered into these functioning fetal heart tissues: in contrast to traditional murine heart models for cell transplantation, we show structural and functional integration of hESC-derived cardiovascular progenitors into human heart.
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Kalozoumi G, Tzimas C, Sanoudou D. The expanding role of epigenetics. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract 2012; 2012:7. [PMID: 25610838 PMCID: PMC4239821 DOI: 10.5339/gcsp.2012.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Georgia Kalozoumi
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
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- Molecular Biology Division, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece ; Molecular Biology Division, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece
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Thompson SA, Burridge PW, Lipke EA, Shamblott M, Zambidis ET, Tung L. Engraftment of human embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocytes improves conduction in an arrhythmogenic in vitro model. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012; 53:15-23. [PMID: 22713758 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this study, we characterized the electrophysiological benefits of engrafting human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) in a model of arrhythmogenic cardiac tissue. Using transforming growth factor-β treated monolayers of neonatal rat ventricular cells (NRVCs), which retain several key aspects of the healing infarct such as an excess of contractile myofibroblasts and slowed, heterogeneous conduction, we assessed the ability of hESC-CMs to improve conduction and prevent arrhythmias. Cells from beating embryoid bodies (hESC-CMs) can form functional monolayers which beat spontaneously and can be electrically stimulated, with mean action potential duration of 275 ± 36 ms and conduction velocity (CV) of 10.6 ± 4.2 cm/s (n = 3). These cells, or cells from non-beating embryoid bodies (hEBCs) were added to anisotropic, NRVC monolayers. Immunostaining demonstrated hESC-CM survival and engraftment, and dye transfer assays confirmed functional coupling between hESC-CMs and NRVCs. Conduction velocities significantly increased in anisotropic NRVC monolayers after engraftment of hESC-CMs (13.4 ± 0.9 cm/s, n = 35 vs. 30.1 ± 3.2 cm/s, n = 20 in the longitudinal direction and 4.3 ± 0.3 cm/s vs. 9.3 ± 0.9 cm/s in the transverse direction), but decreased to even lower values after engraftment of non-cardiac hEBCs (to 10.6 ± 1.3 cm/s and 3.1 ± 0.5 cm/s, n = 11, respectively). Furthermore, reentrant wave vulnerability in NRVC monolayers decreased by 20% after engraftment of hESC-CMs, but did not change with engraftment of hEBCs. Finally, the culture of hESC-CMs in transwell inserts, which prevents juxtacrine interactions, or engraftment with connexin43-silenced hESC-CMs provided no functional improvement to NRVC monolayers. These results demonstrate that hESC-CMs can reverse the slowing of conduction velocity, reduce the incidence of reentry, and augment impaired electrical propagation via gap junction coupling to host cardiomyocytes in this arrhythmogenic in vitro model.
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- Susan A Thompson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Hayakawa T, Kunihiro T, Dowaki S, Uno H, Matsui E, Uchida M, Kobayashi S, Yasuda A, Shimizu T, Okano T. Noninvasive Evaluation of Contractile Behavior of Cardiomyocyte Monolayers Based on Motion Vector Analysis. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2012; 18:21-32. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2011.0273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Tomohiro Hayakawa
- Life Science Laboratory, Advanced Material Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Signal Processing Technology Department No. 1, Common Technology Division, Technology Development Group, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Laboratory, Advanced Material Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Laboratory, Advanced Material Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Laboratory, Advanced Material Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Signal Processing Technology Department No. 1, Common Technology Division, Technology Development Group, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Signal Processing Technology Department No. 1, Common Technology Division, Technology Development Group, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Laboratory, Advanced Material Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, TWIns, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, TWIns, Tokyo, Japan
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Wnt signaling and cardiac differentiation. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2012; 111:153-74. [PMID: 22917230 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398459-3.00007-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Wnt family of secreted glycoproteins participates in a wide array of biological processes, including cellular differentiation, proliferation, survival, apoptosis, adhesion, angiogenesis, hypertrophy, and aging. The canonical Wnt signaling primarily utilizes β-catenin-mediated activation of transcription, while the noncanonical mechanisms involve a calcium-dependent protein kinase C-mediated Wnt/Ca(2+) pathway and a dishevelled-dependent c-Jun N-terminal kinase-mediated planar cell polarity pathway. Although both canonical and noncanonical Wnts have been implicated in cardiac specification, morphogenesis, and differentiation; the molecular events remain unclear and often depend on the cell type and biological context. In this regard, growing evidence indicates that Wnt11 is able to induce cardiogenesis not only during embryonic development but also in adult cells. The cardiogenic properties of Wnt11 may prove useful for preprogramming adult stem cells before myocardial transplantation. Further, elucidation of the molecular steps in Wnt11-induced cardiac differentiation will be necessary to enhance the outcomes of cardiac cell therapy.
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Bagno LLS, Werneck-de-Castro JPS, Oliveira PF, Cunha-Abreu MS, Rocha NN, Kasai-Brunswick TH, Lago VM, Goldenberg RCS, Campos-de-Carvalho AC. Adipose-derived stromal cell therapy improves cardiac function after coronary occlusion in rats. Cell Transplant 2012; 21:1985-96. [PMID: 22472303 DOI: 10.3727/096368912x636858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Recent studies have identified adipose tissue as a new source of mesenchymal stem cells for therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapy with adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) in a rat model of healed myocardial infarction (MI). ASCs from inguinal subcutaneous adipose tissue of male Wistar rats were isolated by enzymatic digestion and filtration. Cells were then cultured until passage 3. Four weeks after ligation of the left coronary artery of female rats, a suspension of either 100 µl with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) + Matrigel + 2 × 10(6) ASCs labeled with Hoechst (n = 11) or 100 µl of PBS + Matrigel (n = 10) was injected along the borders of the ventricular wall scar tissue. A sham-operated group (n = 5) was submitted to the same surgical procedure except permanent ligation of left coronary artery. Cardiac performance was assessed by electro- and echocardiogram. Echo was performed prior to injections (baseline, BL) and 6 weeks after injections (follow-up, FU), and values after treatment were normalized by values obtained before treatment. Hemodynamic measurements were performed 6 weeks after injections. All infarcted animals exhibited cardiac function impairment. Ejection fraction (EF), shortening fractional area (SFA), and left ventricular akinesia (LVA) were similar between infarcted groups before treatment. Six weeks after therapy, ASC group showed significant improvement in all three ECHO indices in comparison to vehicle group. In anesthetized animals dp/dt(+) was also significantly higher in ASCs when compared to vehicle. In agreement with functional improvement, scar area was diminished in the ASC group. We conclude that ASCs improve cardiac function in infarcted rats when administered directly to the myocardium.
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- Luiza L S Bagno
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Onizuka T, Yuasa S, Kusumoto D, Shimoji K, Egashira T, Ohno Y, Kageyama T, Tanaka T, Hattori F, Fujita J, Ieda M, Kimura K, Makino S, Sano M, Kudo A, Fukuda K. Wnt2 accelerates cardiac myocyte differentiation from ES-cell derived mesodermal cells via non-canonical pathway. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 52:650-9. [PMID: 22146296 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2011] [Revised: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The efficient induction of cardiomyocyte differentiation from embryonic stem (ES) cells is crucial for cardiac regenerative medicine. Although Wnts play important roles in cardiac development, complex questions remain as to when, how and what types of Wnts are involved in cardiogenesis. We found that Wnt2 was strongly up-regulated during cardiomyocyte differentiation from ES cells. Therefore, we investigated when and how Wnt2 acts in cardiogenesis during ES cell differentiation. Wnt2 was strongly expressed in the early developing murine heart. We applied this embryonic Wnt2 expression pattern to ES cell differentiation, to elucidate Wnt2 function in cardiomyocyte differentiation. Wnt2 knockdown revealed that intrinsic Wnt2 was essential for efficient cardiomyocyte differentiation from ES cells. Moreover, exogenous Wnt2 increased cardiomyocyte differentiation from ES cells. Interestingly, the effects on cardiogenesis of intrinsic Wnt2 knockdown and exogenous Wnt2 addition were temporally restricted. During cardiomyocyte differentiation from ES cells, Wnt2 didn't activate canonical Wnt pathway but utilizes JNK/AP-1 pathway which is required for cardiomyocyte differentiation from ES cells. Therefore we conclude that Wnt2 plays strong positive stage-specific role in cardiogenesis through non-canonical Wnt pathway in murine ES cells.
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- Takeshi Onizuka
- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Egashira T, Yuasa S, Fukuda K. Induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular medicine. Stem Cells Int 2011; 2011:348960. [PMID: 21977041 PMCID: PMC3184500 DOI: 10.4061/2011/348960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generated by reprogramming human somatic cells through the forced expression of several embryonic stem (ES) cell-specific transcription factors. The potential of iPS cells is having a significant impact on regenerative medicine, with the promise of infinite self-renewal, differentiation into multiple cell types, and no problems concerning ethics or immunological rejection. Human iPS cells are currently generated by transgene introduction principally through viral vectors, which integrate into host genomes, although the associated risk of tumorigenesis is driving research into nonintegration methods. Techniques for pluripotent stem cell differentiation and purification to yield cardiomyocytes are also advancing constantly. Although there remain some unsolved problems, cardiomyocyte transplantation may be a reality in the future. After those problems will be solved, applications of human iPS cells in human cardiovascular regenerative medicine will be envisaged for the future. Furthermore, iPS cell technology has generated new human disease models using disease-specific cells. This paper summarizes the progress of iPS cell technology in cardiovascular research.
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- Toru Egashira
- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Novel interventional approaches for ALI/ARDS: cell-based gene therapy. Mediators Inflamm 2011; 2011:560194. [PMID: 21785528 PMCID: PMC3139183 DOI: 10.1155/2011/560194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe
form, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),
continue to be a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in critically ill patients. The present
therapeutic strategies for ALI/ARDS including
supportive care, pharmacological treatments, and
ventilator support are still controversial. More
scientists are focusing on therapies involving
stem cells, which have self-renewing capabilities
and differentiate into multiple cell lineages,
and, genomics therapy which has the potential to
upregulate expression of anti-inflammatory
mediators. Recently, the combination of cell and
gene therapy which has been demonstrated to
provide additive benefit has opened up a new
chapter in therapeutic strategy and provides a
basis for the development of an innovative
approach for the prevention and treatment of
ALI/ARDS.
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Nie Y, Han BM, Liu XB, Yang JJ, Wang F, Cong XF, Chen X. Identification of MicroRNAs involved in hypoxia- and serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in mesenchymal stem cells. Int J Biol Sci 2011; 7:762-8. [PMID: 21698002 PMCID: PMC3119848 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The use of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell- (MSC) transplantation therapy for cardiac diseases is limited due to poor survival of implanted cells. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be involved in regulating almost all cellular processes, including apoptosis. In this study, we found that the miRNA profile was altered during apoptosis induced by hypoxia and serum deprivation (hypoxia/SD). We further revealed that over-expression of miR-21, miR-23a and miR-210 could promote the survival of MSCs exposed to hypoxia/SD. In contrast, down-regulation of miR-21, miR-23a and miR-503 aggravated apoptosis of MSCs. It was indicated that these miRNAs may play important roles during MSC apoptosis induced by hypoxia/SD.
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- Yu Nie
- Research Center for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P. R. China
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Ren Y, Lee MY, Schliffke S, Paavola J, Amos PJ, Ge X, Ye M, Zhu S, Senyei G, Lum L, Ehrlich BE, Qyang Y. Small molecule Wnt inhibitors enhance the efficiency of BMP-4-directed cardiac differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:280-7. [PMID: 21569778 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells potentially provide a unique resource for generating patient-specific cardiomyocytes to study cardiac disease mechanisms and treatments. However, existing approaches to cardiomyocyte production from human iPS cells are inefficient, limiting the application of iPS cells in basic and translational cardiac research. Furthermore, strategies to accurately record changes in iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte action potential duration (APD) are needed to monitor APD-related cardiac disease and for rapid drug screening. We examined whether modulation of the bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways could induce efficient cardiac differentiation of human iPS cells. We found that early treatment of human iPS cells with BMP-4 followed by late treatment with small molecule Wnt inhibitors led to a marked increase in production of cardiomyocytes compared to existing differentiation strategies. Using immunocytochemical staining and real-time intracellular calcium imaging, we showed that these induced cardiomyocytes expressed typical sarcomeric markers, exhibited normal rhythmic Ca(2+) transients, and responded to both β-adrenergic and electric stimulation. Furthermore, human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes demonstrated characteristic changes in action potential duration in response to cardioactive drugs procainamide and verapamil using voltage-sensitive dye-based optical recording. Thus, modulation of the BMP-4 and Wnt signaling pathways in human iPS cells leads to highly efficient production of cardiomyocytes with typical electrophysiological function and pharmacologic responsiveness. The use of human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes and the application of calcium- and voltage-sensitive dyes for the direct, rapid measurement of iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte activity promise to offer attractive platforms for studying cardiac disease mechanisms and therapeutics.
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- Yongming Ren
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Ao A, Williams CH, Hao J, Hong CC. Modified mouse embryonic stem cell based assay for quantifying cardiogenic induction efficiency. J Vis Exp 2011:2656. [PMID: 21540823 PMCID: PMC3169258 DOI: 10.3791/2656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells is tightly controlled by temporal and spatial regulation of multiple key signaling pathways. One of the hurdles to its understanding has been the varied methods in correlating changes of key signaling events to differentiation efficiency. We describe here the use of a mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell based assay to identify critical time windows for Wnt/β-catenin and BMP signal activation during cardiogenic induction. By scoring for contracting embryonic bodies (EBs) in a 96-well plate format, we can quickly quantify cardiogenic efficiency and identify crucial time windows for Wnt/β-catenin and BMP signal activation in a time course following specific modulator treatments. The principal outlined here is not limited to cardiac induction alone, and can be applied towards the study of many other cell lineages. In addition, the 96-well format has the potential to be further developed as a high throughput, automated assay to allow for the testing of more sophisticated experimental hypotheses.
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- Ada Ao
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Borriello A, Guarino V, Schiavo L, Alvarez-Perez MA, Ambrosio L. Optimizing PANi doped electroactive substrates as patches for the regeneration of cardiac muscle. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2011; 22:1053-62. [PMID: 21373812 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4259-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In scaffold aided regeneration of muscular tissue, composite materials are currently utilized as a temporary substrate to stimulate tissue formation by controlled electrochemical signals as well as continuous mechanical stimulation until the regeneration processes are completed. Among them, composites from the blending of conductive (CPs) and biocompatible polymers are powerfully emerging as a successful strategy for the regeneration of myocardium due to their unique conductive and biological recognition properties able to assure a more efficient electroactive stimulation of cells. Here, different composite substrates made of synthesized polyaniline (sPANi) and polycaprolactone (PCL) were investigated as platforms for cardiac tissue regeneration. Preliminary, a comparative analysis of substrates conductivity performed on casted films endowed with synthesized polyaniline (sPANi) short fibres or blended with emeraldine base polyaniline (EBPANi) allows to study the attitude of charge transport, depending on the conducting filler amount, shape and spatial distribution. In particular, conducibility tests indicated that sPANi short fibres provide a more efficient transfer of electric signal due to the spatial organization of electroactive needle-like phases up to form a percolative network. On the basis of this characterization, sPANi/PCL electrospun membranes have been also optimized to mimic either the morphological and functional features of the cardiac muscle ECM. The presence of sPANi does not relevantly affect the fibre architecture as confirmed by SEM/image analysis investigation which shows a broader distribution of fibres with only a slight reduction of the average fibre diameter from 7.1 to 6.4 μm. Meanwhile, biological assays--evaluation of cell survival rate by MTT assay and immunostaining of sarcomeric α-actinin of cardiomyocites-like cells--clearly indicate that conductive signals offered by PANi needles, promote the cardiogenic differentiation of hMSC into cardiomyocite-like cells. These preliminary results concur to promise the development of electroactive biodegradable substrates able to efficiently stimulate the basic cell mechanisms, paving the way towards a new generation of synthetic patches for the support of the regeneration of damaged myocardium.
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- A Borriello
- Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
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Zhang J, Huang C, Wu P, Yang J, Song T, Chen Y, Fan X, Wang T. Differentiation induction of cardiac c-kit positive cells from rat heart into sinus node-like cells by 5-azacytidine. Tissue Cell 2011; 43:67-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2010.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Epigenetic control mechanisms play a key role in the regulation of embryonic development and tissue homeostasis and modulate cardiovascular diseases. Increasing evidence suggests that lineage commitment of stem/progenitor cells is tightly regulated by epigenetic mechanisms. These epigenetic control mechanisms include DNA and histone modifications, which modulate the chromatin structure thereby regulating access of transcription factors. Particularly, the modification of histone acetylation and methylation, which is controlled by families of histone acetylases/deacetylases and methyltransferases/demethylases, respectively, controls stem cell maintenance, differentiation, and function. This review article summarizes our current understanding of epigenetic mechanisms regulating the differentiation of cardiovascular cells, specifically endothelial cells and cardiac muscle lineages. In particular, the article will focus on the enzymes which modify histones and are involved in chromatin remodelling.
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- Kisho Ohtani
- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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Induction and enhancement of cardiac cell differentiation from mouse and human induced pluripotent stem cells with cyclosporin-A. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16734. [PMID: 21364991 PMCID: PMC3043062 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are novel stem cells derived from adult mouse and human tissues by reprogramming. Elucidation of mechanisms and exploration of efficient methods for their differentiation to functional cardiomyocytes are essential for developing cardiac cell models and future regenerative therapies. We previously established a novel mouse embryonic stem cell (ESC) and iPSC differentiation system in which cardiovascular cells can be systematically induced from Flk1+ common progenitor cells, and identified highly cardiogenic progenitors as Flk1+/CXCR4+/VE-cadherin− (FCV) cells. We have also reported that cyclosporin-A (CSA) drastically increases FCV progenitor and cardiomyocyte induction from mouse ESCs. Here, we combined these technologies and extended them to mouse and human iPSCs. Co-culture of purified mouse iPSC-derived Flk1+ cells with OP9 stroma cells induced cardiomyocyte differentiation whilst addition of CSA to Flk1+ cells dramatically increased both cardiomyocyte and FCV progenitor cell differentiation. Spontaneously beating colonies were obtained from human iPSCs by co-culture with END-2 visceral endoderm-like cells. Appearance of beating colonies from human iPSCs was increased approximately 4.3 times by addition of CSA at mesoderm stage. CSA-expanded human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes showed various cardiac marker expressions, synchronized calcium transients, cardiomyocyte-like action potentials, pharmacological reactions, and ultra-structural features as cardiomyocytes. These results provide a technological basis to obtain functional cardiomyocytes from iPSCs.
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Wang H, Hao J, Hong CC. Cardiac induction of embryonic stem cells by a small molecule inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. ACS Chem Biol 2011; 6:192-7. [PMID: 21077691 DOI: 10.1021/cb100323z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In vitro differentiation of embryonic stem cells is tightly regulated by the same key signaling pathways that control pattern formation during embryogenesis. Small molecules that selectively target these developmental pathways, including Wnt, and BMP signaling may be valuable for directing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells toward many desired tissue types, but to date only few such compounds have been shown to promote cardiac differentiation. Here, we show that XAV939, a recently discovered small molecule inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, can robustly induce cardiomyogenesis in mouse ES cells. Our results suggest that a timely administration of XAV939 immediately following the formation of mesoderm progenitor cells promotes cardiomyogenic development at the expense of other mesoderm derived lineages, including the endothelial, smooth muscle, and hematopoietic lineages. Given the critical role that Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays in many aspects of embryogenesis and tissue regeneration, XAV939 is a valuable chemical probe to dissect in vitro differentiation of stem cells and to explore their regenerative potential in a variety of contexts.
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- Hanmin Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710032
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Adult stem cells for cardiac tissue engineering. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 50:312-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Revised: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Povsic TJ, O'Connor CM. Cell therapy for heart failure: the need for a new therapeutic strategy. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2010; 8:1107-26. [PMID: 20670189 DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Improvements in the treatment of ischemic heart disease have led to a significant growth in the numbers of patients with systolic heart failure secondary to myocardial injury. Current therapies fail to address the loss of contractile tissue due to myocardial injury. Cell therapy is singular in its promise of primarily treating this underlying issue through salvage of viable myocardium or generation of new contractile tissue. Multiple cell types have been used to target acute myocardial infarction, chronic ischemic heart disease and heart failure due to infarction. Bone marrow mononuclear cells have been used to increase myocardial salvage after acute infarction. Randomized trials of over 800 patients have demonstrated no safety issues, and meta-analyses have suggested an improvement in left ventricular function in treated patients with trends toward improvements in hard cardiac end points. Cell therapy for chronic ischemic heart disease with bone marrow angiogenic progenitors has shown similar safety and trends toward improvement in function. While these therapies have targeted patients with viable myocardium, myoblasts have been used to treat patients with left ventricular dysfunction secondary to transmural infarction. Cell types with cardiomyogenic potential, including induced pluripotent stem cells and cardiac progenitor cells, offer the promise of true myocardial regeneration. Future studies with these cells may open the door for true myocardial regeneration.
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- Thomas J Povsic
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Zuba-Surma EK, Guo Y, Taher H, Sanganalmath SK, Hunt G, Vincent RJ, Kucia M, Abdel-Latif A, Tang XL, Ratajczak MZ, Dawn B, Bolli R. Transplantation of expanded bone marrow-derived very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSEL-SCs) improves left ventricular function and remodelling after myocardial infarction. J Cell Mol Med 2010; 15:1319-28. [PMID: 20629987 PMCID: PMC3064954 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01126.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Adult bone marrow-derived very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSEL-SCs) exhibit a Sca-1+/Lin–/CD45– phenotype and can differentiate into various cell types, including cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. We have previously reported that transplantation of a small number (1 × 106) of freshly isolated, non-expanded VSEL-SCs into infarcted mouse hearts resulted in improved left ventricular (LV) function and anatomy. Clinical translation, however, will require large numbers of cells. Because the frequency of VSEL-SCs in the marrow is very low, we examined whether VSEL-SCs can be expanded in culture without loss of therapeutic efficacy. Mice underwent a 30 min. coronary occlusion followed by reperfusion and, 48 hrs later, received an intramyocardial injection of vehicle (group I, n= 11), 1 × 105 enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-labelled expanded untreated VSEL-SCs (group II, n= 7), or 1 × 105 EGFP-labelled expanded VSEL-SCs pre-incubated in a cardiogenic medium (group III, n= 8). At 35 days after myocardial infarction (MI), mice treated with pre-incubated VSEL-SCs exhibited better global and regional LV systolic function and less LV hypertrophy compared with vehicle-treated controls. In contrast, transplantation of expanded but untreated VSEL-SCs did not produce appreciable reparative benefits. Scattered EGFP+ cells expressing α-sarcomeric actin, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM)-1, or von Willebrand factor were present in VSEL-SC-treated mice, but their numbers were very small. No tumour formation was observed. We conclude that VSEL-SCs expanded in culture retain the ability to alleviate LV dysfunction and remodelling after a reperfused MI provided that they are exposed to a combination of cardiomyogenic growth factors and cytokines prior to transplantation. Counter intuitively, the mechanism whereby such pre-incubation confers therapeutic efficacy does not involve differentiation into new cardiac cells. These results support the potential therapeutic utility of VSEL-SCs for cardiac repair.
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- Ewa K Zuba-Surma
- Institute of Molecular Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Paige SL, Osugi T, Afanasiev OK, Pabon L, Reinecke H, Murry CE. Endogenous Wnt/beta-catenin signaling is required for cardiac differentiation in human embryonic stem cells. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11134. [PMID: 20559569 PMCID: PMC2886114 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 05/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Wnt/β-catenin signaling is an important regulator of differentiation and morphogenesis that can also control stem cell fates. Our group has developed an efficient protocol to generate cardiomyocytes from human embryonic stem (ES) cells via induction with activin A and BMP4. Methodology/Principal Findings We tested the hypothesis that Wnt/β-catenin signals control both early mesoderm induction and later cardiac differentiation in this system. Addition of exogenous Wnt3a at the time of induction enhanced cardiac differentiation, while early inhibition of endogenous Wnt/β-catenin signaling with Dkk1 inhibited cardiac differentiation, as indicated by quantitative RT-PCR analysis for β-myosin heavy chain (β-MHC), cardiac troponin T (cTnT), Nkx2.5, and flow cytometry analysis for sarcomeric myosin heavy chain (sMHC). Conversely, late antagonism of endogenously produced Wnts enhanced cardiogenesis, indicating a biphasic role for the pathway in human cardiac differentiation. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we show that canonical Wnt ligand expression is induced by activin A/BMP4 treatment, and the extent of early Wnt ligand expression can predict the subsequent efficiency of cardiogenesis. Measurement of Brachyury expression showed that addition of Wnt3a enhances mesoderm induction, whereas blockade of endogenously produced Wnts markedly inhibits mesoderm formation. Finally, we show that Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for Smad1 activation by BMP4. Conclusions/Significance Our data indicate that induction of mesoderm and subsequent cardiac differentiation from human ES cells requires fine-tuned cross talk between activin A/BMP4 and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. Controlling these pathways permits efficient generation of cardiomyocytes for basic studies or cardiac repair applications.
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- Sharon L. Paige
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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The paracrine effect: pivotal mechanism in cell-based cardiac repair. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2010; 3:652-62. [PMID: 20559770 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-010-9198-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cardiac cell therapy has emerged as a controversial yet promising therapeutic strategy. Both experimental data and clinical applications in this field have shown modest but tangible benefits on cardiac structure and function and underscore that transplanted stem-progenitor cells can attenuate the postinfarct microenvironment. The paracrine factors secreted by these cells represent a pivotal mechanism underlying the benefits of cell-mediated cardiac repair. This article reviews key studies behind the paracrine effect related to the cardiac reparative effects of cardiac cell therapy.
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