Programming and isolation of highly pure physiologically and pharmacologically functional sinus-nodal bodies from pluripotent stem cells
Jung JJ, Husse B, Rimmbach C, Krebs S, Stieber J, Steinhoff G, Dendorfer A, Franz WM, David R (2014)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2014
Journal
Book Volume: 2
Pages Range: 592-605
Journal Issue: 5
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.03.006
Abstract
Therapeutic approaches for "sick sinus syndrome" rely on electrical pacemakers, which lack hormone responsiveness and bear hazards such as infection and battery failure. These issues may be overcome via "biological pacemakers" derived from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). Here, we show that forward programming of PSCs with the nodal cell inducer TBX3 plus an additional Myh6-promoter-based antibiotic selection leads to cardiomyocyte aggregates consisting of >80% physiologically and pharmacologically functional pacemaker cells. These induced sinoatrial bodies (iSABs) exhibited highly increased beating rates (300-400 bpm), coming close to those found in mouse hearts, and were able to robustly pace myocardium ex vivo. Our study introduces iSABs as highly pure, functional nodal tissue that is derived from PSCs and may be important for future cell therapies and drug testing in vitro.
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Jung, J.J., Husse, B., Rimmbach, C., Krebs, S., Stieber, J., Steinhoff, G.,... David, R. (2014). Programming and isolation of highly pure physiologically and pharmacologically functional sinus-nodal bodies from pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Reports, 2(5), 592-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.03.006
MLA:
Jung, Julia Jeannine, et al. "Programming and isolation of highly pure physiologically and pharmacologically functional sinus-nodal bodies from pluripotent stem cells." Stem Cell Reports 2.5 (2014): 592-605.
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