Telocytes and putative stem cells in ageing human heart.
Telocytes and putative stem cells in ageing human heart.
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DOI:
10.1111/jcmm.12509
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发表时间:
2015-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Gherghiceanu M
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作者:
Popescu LM;Curici A;Wang E;Zhang H;Hu S;Gherghiceanu M
Tradition considers that mammalian heart consists of about 70% non-myocytes (interstitial cells) and 30% cardiomyocytes (CMs). Anyway, the presence of telocytes (TCs) has been overlooked, since they were described in 2010 (visit http://www.telocytes.com). Also, the number of cardiac stem cells (CSCs) has not accurately estimated in humans during ageing. We used electron microscopy to identify and estimate the number of cells in human atrial myocardium (appendages). Three age-related groups were studied: newborns (17 days–1 year), children (6–17 years) and adults (34–60 years). Morphometry was performed on low-magnification electron microscope images using computer-assisted technology. We found that interstitial area gradually increases with age from 31.3 ± 4.9% in newborns to 41 ± 5.2% in adults. Also, the number of blood capillaries (per mm2) increased with several hundreds in children and adults versus newborns. CMs are the most numerous cells, representing 76% in newborns, 88% in children and 86% in adults. Images of CMs mitoses were seen in the 17-day newborns. Interestingly, no lipofuscin granules were found in CMs of human newborns and children. The percentage of cells that occupy interstitium were (depending on age): endothelial cells 52–62%; vascular smooth muscle cells and pericytes 22–28%, Schwann cells with nerve endings 6–7%, fibroblasts 3–10%, macrophages 1–8%, TCs about 1% and stem cells less than 1%. We cannot confirm the popular belief that cardiac fibroblasts are the most prevalent cell type in the heart and account for about 20% of myocardial volume. Numerically, TCs represent a small fraction of human cardiac interstitial cells, but because of their extensive telopodes, they achieve a 3D network that, for instance, supports CSCs. The myocardial (very) low capability to regenerate may be explained by the number of CSCs, which decreases fivefold by age (from 0.5% to 0.1% in newborns versus adults).
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影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Cretoiu, Sanda Maria;Radu, Beatrice Mihaela;Banciu, Adela;Banciu, Daniel Dumitru;Cretoiu, Dragos;Ceafalan, Laura Cristina;Popescu, Laurentiu Mircea
通讯作者:
Popescu, Laurentiu Mircea
影响因子:
5.3
作者:
Ceafalan L;Gherghiceanu M;Popescu LM;Simionescu O
通讯作者:
Simionescu O
DOI:
10.1530/rep-12-0369
发表时间:
2013-04
期刊:
Reproduction (Cambridge, England)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Cretoiu SM;Cretoiu D;Marin A;Radu BM;Popescu LM
通讯作者:
Popescu LM
影响因子:
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作者:
Cretoiu, Sanda M;Popescu, Laurentiu M
通讯作者:
Popescu, Laurentiu M
DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.00514.2007
发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Banerjee, Indroneal;Fuseler, John W.;Baudino, Troy A.
通讯作者:
Baudino, Troy A.