Two waves in hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes tissue

Li et al., Communications Biology, 2020

May 13, 2019 / Marcel Hörning

Rapid pacing by circulating traveling waves improves maturation of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes in self-organized tissue ring

Circulating re-entrant waves promote maturation of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes in self-organized tissue ring
J. Li, L. Zhang, L. Yu, I. Minami, S. Miyagawa, M. Hörning, J. Dong, J. Qiao, X. Qu, Y. Hua, Fujimoto, Y. Shiba, Y. Zhao, F. Tang, S. Miyagawa, Y. Chen, Y. Sawa, C. Tang, L. Liu
Communications Biology, 3, 122, 2020

Brief Summary: ''HiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes can form three-dimensional self-organized tissue rings. The trained tissue showed matured features including structural organization, increased cardiac-specific gene expression, enhanced Ca2+-handling properties, an increased oxygen-consumption rate, and enhanced contractile force. A mathematical model interprets the origination, propagation, and long-term behavior of the findings.''

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