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The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM) have been widely proposed as in vitro models of myocardial physiology and disease. A significant obstacle, however, is their immature phenotype. We hypothesised that Ca2+ cycling of iPSC-CM is influenced by culture conditions and can be manipulated to obtain a more mature cellular behaviour. To test this hypothesis we seeded iPSC-CM onto fibronectin coated microgrooved polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) scaffolds fabricated using photolithography, or onto unstructured PDMS membrane. After two weeks in culture, the structure and function of iPSC-CM were studied. PDMS microgrooved culture substrates brought about cellular alignment (p < 0.0001) and more organised sarcomere. The Ca2+ cycling properties of iPSC-CM cultured on these substrates were significantly altered with a shorter time to peak amplitude (p = 0.0002 at 1 Hz), and more organised sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release in response to caffeine (p < 0.0001), suggesting improved SR Ca2+ cycling. These changes were not associated with modifications in gene expression. Whilst structured tissue culture may make iPSC-CM more representative of adult myocardium, further construct development and characterisation is required to optimise iPSC-CM as a model of adult myocardium.
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Rao, Christopher, Prodromakis, Themistoklis, Kolker, Ljudmila, Chaudhry, Umar A.R., Trantidou, Tatiana, Sridhar, Arun, Weekes, Claire, Camelliti, Patrizia, Harding, Sian E., Darzi, Ara, Yacoub, Magdi H., Athanasiou, Thanos and Terracciano, Cesare M. (2013) The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Biomaterials, 34 (10), 2399-2411. (doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.11.055).

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Abstract

Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM) have been widely proposed as in vitro models of myocardial physiology and disease. A significant obstacle, however, is their immature phenotype. We hypothesised that Ca2+ cycling of iPSC-CM is influenced by culture conditions and can be manipulated to obtain a more mature cellular behaviour. To test this hypothesis we seeded iPSC-CM onto fibronectin coated microgrooved polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) scaffolds fabricated using photolithography, or onto unstructured PDMS membrane. After two weeks in culture, the structure and function of iPSC-CM were studied. PDMS microgrooved culture substrates brought about cellular alignment (p < 0.0001) and more organised sarcomere. The Ca2+ cycling properties of iPSC-CM cultured on these substrates were significantly altered with a shorter time to peak amplitude (p = 0.0002 at 1 Hz), and more organised sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release in response to caffeine (p < 0.0001), suggesting improved SR Ca2+ cycling. These changes were not associated with modifications in gene expression. Whilst structured tissue culture may make iPSC-CM more representative of adult myocardium, further construct development and characterisation is required to optimise iPSC-CM as a model of adult myocardium.

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Published date: March 2013
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 351531
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/351531
ISSN: 0142-9612
PURE UUID: e81ef3cf-9dca-447f-814d-c2c320a88679
ORCID for Themistoklis Prodromakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6909

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Date deposited: 23 Apr 2013 10:26
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 13:40

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Author: Christopher Rao
Author: Themistoklis Prodromakis ORCID iD
Author: Ljudmila Kolker
Author: Umar A.R. Chaudhry
Author: Tatiana Trantidou
Author: Arun Sridhar
Author: Claire Weekes
Author: Patrizia Camelliti
Author: Sian E. Harding
Author: Ara Darzi
Author: Magdi H. Yacoub
Author: Thanos Athanasiou
Author: Cesare M. Terracciano

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