Enhanced recovery of mechanical function in the canine heart by seeding an extracellular matrix patch with mesenchymal stem cells committed to a cardiac lineage
Enhanced recovery of mechanical function in the canine heart by seeding an extracellular matrix patch with mesenchymal stem cells committed to a cardiac lineage
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.00219.2008
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Cohen, Ira S.
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作者:
Potapova, Irina A.;Doronin, Sergey V.;Cohen, Ira S.
Potapova IA, Doronin SV, Kelly DJ, Rosen AB, Schuldt AJ, Lu Z, Kochupura PV, Robinson RB, Rosen MR, Brink PR, Gaudette GR, Cohen IS. Enhanced recovery of mechanical function in the canine heart by seeding an extracellular matrix patch with mesenchymal stem cells committed to a cardiac lineage. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 295: H2257-H2263, 2008. First published October 3, 2008; doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00219.2008. The need to regenerate tissue is paramount, especially for the heart that lacks the ability to regenerate after injury. The urinary bladder extracellular matrix (ECM), when used to repair a right ventricular defect, successfully regenerated some mechanical function. The objective of the current study was to determine whether the regenerative effect of ECM could be improved by seeding the patch with human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) enhanced to differentiate down a cardiac linage. hMSCs were used to form three-dimensional spheroids. The expression of cardiac proteins was determined in cells exposed to the spheroid formation and compared with nonmanipulated hMSCs. To determine whether functional calcium channels were present, the cells were patch clamped. To evaluate the ability of these cells to regenerate mechanical function, the spheroids were seeded on ECM and then implanted into the canine heart to repair a full-thickness right ventricular defect. As a result, many of the cells spreading from the spheroids expressed cardiac-specific proteins, including sarcomeric alpha-actinin, cardiotin, and atrial natriuretic peptide, as well as the cell cycle markers cyclin D1 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. A calcium current similar in amplitude to that of ventricular myocytes was present in 16% of the cells. The cardiogenic cell-seeded scaffolds increased the regional mechanical function in the canine heart compared with the unmanipulated hMSC-seeded scaffolds. In addition, the cells prelabeled with fluorescent markers demonstrated myocyte-specific actinin staining with sarcomere spacing similar to that of normal myocytes. In conclusion, the spheroid-derived cells express cardiac-specific proteins and demonstrate a calcium current similar to adult ventricular myocytes. When these cells are implanted into the canine heart, some of these cells appear striated and mechanical function is improved compared with the unmanipulated hMSCs. Further investigation will be required to determine whether the increased mechanical function is due to a differentiation of the cardiogenic cells to myocytes or to other effects.