Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of scar tissue composition on engraftment of progenitor cells into infarcted myocardium. Background: Scar tissue formation after myocardial infarction creates a barrier that severely compromises tissue regeneration, limiting potential functional recovery. Methods: In vitro: A tricell patch (Tri-P) was created from peritoneum seeded and cultured with induced pluripotent stem cellderived cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts. The expression of fibrosis-related molecules from mouse embryonic fibroblasts and infarcted heart was measured by Western blot and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. In vivo: A Tri-P was affixed over the entire infarcted area 7 days after myocardial infarction in mice overexpressing adenylyl cyclase 6 (AC6). Engraftment efficiency of progenitor cells in hearts of AC6 mice was compared with that of control wild-type (WT) mice using a combination of in vivo bioluminescence imaging, post-mortem ex vivo tissue analysis, and the number of green fluorescent proteinpositive cells. Echocardiography of left ventricular (LV) function was performed weekly. Hearts were harvested for analysis 4 weeks after Tri-P application. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts were stimulated with forskolin before an anoxia/reoxygenation protocol. Fibrosis-related molecules were analyzed. Results: In AC6 mice, infarcted hearts treated with Tri-P showed significantly higher bioluminescence imaging intensity and numbers of green fluorescent proteinpositive cells than in WT mice. LV function improved progressively in AC6 mice from weeks 2 to 4 and was associated with reduced LV fibrosis. Conclusions: Application of a Tri-P in AC6 mice resulted in significantly higher induced pluripotent stem cell engraftment accompanied by angiomyogenesis in the infarcted area and improvement in LV function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2118-2127 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 8 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- adenylyl cyclases
- angiomyogenesis
- induced pluripotent stem cell engraftment
- myocardial infarction
- tricell patch
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine