期刊
STEM CELLS
卷 36, 期 2, 页码 265-277出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1002/stem.2732
关键词
Computational modeling; Cardiac; Tissue regeneration; Pluripotent stem cells; Calcium handling; Engineered heart muscle; Tissue engineering; Bioengineering; Cardiomyocyte; Heart
资金
- National Science Foundation (NSF) INSPIRE [1233054]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [K01 HL130608]
- NIH
- Austrian Science Fund
- NIH [K99 HL104002, R01 HL133272, R01 HL132875, R01 HL128170, R01 HL113006]
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) [TR3-05556, RT3-07798, DR2A-05394]
- German Research Foundation [DFG SFB 1002, DFG SFB 937]
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research)
- German Federal Ministry for Science and Education [BMBF FKZ 13GW0007A [CIRM-ETIII]]
The ability to differentiate human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into cardiomyocytes (CMs) makes them an attractive source for repairing injured myocardium, disease modeling, and drug testing. Although current differentiation protocols yield hPSC-CMs to >90% efficiency, hPSC-CMs exhibit immature characteristics. With the goal of overcoming this limitation, we tested the effects of varying passive stretch on engineered heart muscle (EHM) structural and functional maturation, guided by computational modeling. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs, H7 line) or human induced pluripotent stem cells (IMR-90 line) were differentiated to hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) in vitro using a small molecule based protocol. hPSC-CMs were characterized by troponin(+) flow cytometry as well as electrophysiological measurements. Afterwards, 1.2 x 10(6) hPSC-CMs were mixed with 0.4 x 10(6) human fibroblasts (IMR-90 line) (3:1 ratio) and type-I collagen. The blend was cast into custom-made 12-mm long polydimethylsiloxane reservoirs to vary nominal passive stretch of EHMs to 5, 7, or 9 mm. EHM characteristics were monitored for up to 50 days, with EHMs having a passive stretch of 7 mm giving the most consistent formation. Based on our initial macroscopic observations of EHM formation, we created a computational model that predicts the stress distribution throughout EHMs, which is a function of cellular composition, cellular ratio, and geometry. Based on this predictive modeling, we show cell alignment by immunohistochemistry and coordinated calcium waves by calcium imaging. Furthermore, coordinated calcium waves and mechanical contractions were apparent throughout entire EHMs. The stiffness and active forces of hPSC-derived EHMs are comparable with rat neonatal cardiomyocyte-derived EHMs. Three-dimensional EHMs display increased expression of mature cardiomyocyte genes including sarcomeric protein troponin-T, calcium and potassium ion channels, -adrenergic receptors, and t-tubule protein caveolin-3. Passive stretch affects the structural and functional maturation of EHMs. Based on our predictive computational modeling, we show how to optimize cell alignment and calcium dynamics within EHMs. These findings provide a basis for the rational design of EHMs, which enables future scale-up productions for clinical use in cardiovascular tissue engineering.
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