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Biomimetic electromechanical stimulation to maintain adult myocardial slices in vitro

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  • Samuel A. Watson

    (Imperial College London)

  • James Duff

    (Imperial College London)

  • Ifigeneia Bardi

    (Imperial College London)

  • Magdalena Zabielska

    (Medical University of Gdańsk)

  • Santosh S. Atanur

    (Imperial College London)

  • Richard J. Jabbour

    (Imperial College London)

  • André Simon

    (Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust)

  • Alejandra Tomas

    (Imperial College London)

  • Ryszard T. Smolenski

    (Medical University of Gdańsk)

  • Sian E. Harding

    (Imperial College London)

  • Filippo Perbellini

    (Imperial College London)

  • Cesare M. Terracciano

    (Imperial College London)

Abstract

Adult cardiac tissue undergoes a rapid process of dedifferentiation when cultured outside the body. The in vivo environment, particularly constant electromechanical stimulation, is fundamental to the regulation of cardiac structure and function. We investigated the role of electromechanical stimulation in preventing culture-induced dedifferentiation of adult cardiac tissue using rat, rabbit and human heart failure myocardial slices. Here we report that the application of a preload equivalent to sarcomere length (SL) = 2.2 μm is optimal for the maintenance of rat myocardial slice structural, functional and transcriptional properties at 24 h. Gene sets associated with the preservation of structure and function are activated, while gene sets involved in dedifferentiation are suppressed. The maximum contractility of human heart failure myocardial slices at 24 h is also optimally maintained at SL = 2.2 μm. Rabbit myocardial slices cultured at SL = 2.2 μm remain stable for 5 days. This approach substantially prolongs the culture of adult cardiac tissue in vitro.

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  • Samuel A. Watson & James Duff & Ifigeneia Bardi & Magdalena Zabielska & Santosh S. Atanur & Richard J. Jabbour & André Simon & Alejandra Tomas & Ryszard T. Smolenski & Sian E. Harding & Filippo Perbel, 2019. "Biomimetic electromechanical stimulation to maintain adult myocardial slices in vitro," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10175-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10175-3
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