Electrical and mechanical stimulation of cardiac cells and tissue constructs

WL Stoppel, DL Kaplan, LD Black III - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The field of cardiac tissue engineering has made significant strides over the last few
decades, highlighted by the development of human cell derived constructs that have shown …

[HTML][HTML] Functional acellular matrix for tissue repair

B Wang, T Qinglai, Q Yang, M Li, S Zeng, X Yang… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
In view of their low immunogenicity, biomimetic internal environment, tissue-and organ-like
physicochemical properties, and functionalization potential, decellularized extracellular …

Decellularized human dermal matrix as a biological scaffold for cardiac repair and regeneration

I Belviso, V Romano, AM Sacco, G Ricci… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The complex and highly organized environment in which cells reside consists primarily of
the extracellular matrix (ECM) that delivers biological signals and physical stimuli to resident …

Functional morphology of the cardiac jelly in the tubular heart of vertebrate embryos

J Männer, TM Yelbuz - Journal of Cardiovascular Development and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The early embryonic heart is a multi-layered tube consisting of (1) an outer myocardial
tube;(2) an inner endocardial tube; and (3) an extracellular matrix layer interposed between …

Porous, ventricular extracellular matrix-derived foams as a platform for cardiac cell culture

V Russo, E Omidi, A Samani, A Hamilton… - BioResearch open …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
To more closely mimic the native cellular microenvironment, 3D scaffolds derived from the
extracellular matrix (ECM) are being developed as alternatives to conventional 2D culture …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of matrix in cardiomyogenesis: Defined substrates for maturation and chamber specificity

J Ireland, KA Kilian - Matrix Biology Plus, 2024 - Elsevier
Human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CM) are a promising source of
cardiac cells for disease modelling and regenerative medicine. However, current protocols …

Secretome Analysis Performed During in vitro Cardiac Differentiation: Discovering the Cardiac Microenvironment

AW Robert, IT Pereira, B Dallagiovanna… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Human pluripotent stem cells are an important tool for the study of developmental
processes, such as cardiomyogenic differentiation. Despite the advances made in this field …

Epicardial prestrained confinement and residual stresses: a newly observed heart ventricle confinement interface

X Shi, Y Liu, KM Copeland… - Journal of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The heart epicardial layer, with elastin as the dominant component, has not been well
investigated, specifically on how it contributes to ventricular biomechanics. In this study, we …

RNA sequencing indicates age-dependent shifts in the cardiac fibroblast transcriptome between fetal, neonatal, and adult developmental ages

LR Perreault, TT Le, MJ Oudin… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cardiac fibroblasts are responsible for extracellular matrix turnover and repair in the cardiac
environment and serve to help facilitate immune responses. However, it is well established …

Heterogeneous multi-laminar tissue constructs as a platform to evaluate aortic valve matrix-dependent pathogenicity

MN Monroe, RC Nikonowicz, KJ Grande-Allen - Acta Biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Designing and constructing controlled in vitro cell culture platforms is imperative toward
pinpointing factors that contribute to the development of calcific aortic valve disease. A 3D …