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Engineered models of the human heart: Directions and challenges
Jeroen M Stein1, Christine L Mummery2, Milena Bellin3
1Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333ZA, the Netherlands.
Stem Cell Reports
|December 18, 2020
Summary
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes are advancing cardiac disease modeling. New tissue engineering and organoid technologies enable study of complex heart conditions beyond simple ion channel defects.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cardiovascular Research
- Stem Cell Biology
Background:
- Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are crucial for studying heart (patho)physiology.
- Cardiomyocyte immaturity from hPSCs limits disease modeling to ion channelopathies.
- Recent tissue engineering advances offer new avenues for complex cardiac disease modeling.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review emerging technologies for personalized heart-on-a-chip models.
- To explore applications, limitations, and future potential of these models.
- To highlight advancements beyond traditional channelopathy studies.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing advanced tissue engineering and organoid development.
- Creating three-dimensional synthetic cardiac structures.
- Incorporating multiple cardiac cell types for tissue mimetic constructs.
- Enabling quantitative biophysical measurements (contraction, force).
Main Results:
- Engineered cardiac constructs exhibit enhanced cardiomyocyte maturation.
- These models allow for the study of complex cell-cell, cell-matrix, and paracrine interactions.
- Quantitative biophysical measurements are feasible in 3D configurations.
Conclusions:
- Heart-on-a-chip models are rapidly evolving with new technologies.
- These platforms offer significant potential for personalized medicine and complex cardiac disease research.
- Future developments promise more sophisticated and predictive cardiac disease models.
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