Preclinical models of cardiac disease: a comprehensive overview for clinical scientists

ECH van Doorn, JH Amesz, AH Sadeghi… - Cardiovascular …, 2024‏ - Springer
For recent decades, cardiac diseases have been the leading cause of death and morbidity
worldwide. Despite significant achievements in their management, profound understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Ion channels in epithelial dynamics and morphogenesis

A Roy Choudhury, J Großhans, D Kong - Cells, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Mechanosensitive ion channels mediate the neuronal sensation of mechanical signals such
as sound, touch, and pain. Recent studies point to a function of these channel proteins in …

cMyBP-C ablation in human engineered cardiac tissue causes progressive Ca2+-handling abnormalities

WJ De Lange, ET Farrell, JJ Hernandez… - Journal of General …, 2023‏ - rupress.org
Truncation mutations in cardiac myosin binding protein C (cMyBP-C) are common causes of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Heterozygous carriers present with classical HCM …

The interplay between cell-cell and cell-matrix forces regulates cell migration dynamics

A Bajpai, J Tong, W Qian, Y Peng, W Chen - Biophysical journal, 2019‏ - cell.com
Cells in vivo encounter and exert forces as they interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM)
and neighboring cells during migration. These mechanical forces play crucial roles in …

Micropattern platform promotes extracellular matrix remodeling by human PSC‐derived cardiac fibroblasts and enhances contractility of co‐cultured cardiomyocytes

BN Napiwocki, A Stempien, D Lang… - Physiological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
In native heart tissue, cardiac fibroblasts provide the structural framework of extracellular
matrix (ECM) while also influencing the electrical and mechanical properties of …

Fabrication of Micropatterns of Aligned Collagen Fibrils

D Subramanian, NS Tjahjono, PA Hernandez… - Langmuir, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Many tissues in vivo contain aligned structures such as filaments, fibrils, and fibers, which
expose cells to anisotropic structural and topographical cues that range from the nanometer …

Cardiac tissue engineering: Multiple approaches and potential applications

I Gisone, A Cecchettini, E Ceccherini… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The overall increase in cardiovascular diseases and, specifically, the ever-rising exposure to
cardiotoxic compounds has greatly increased in vivo animal testing; however, mainly due to …

Evaluation of an Inverse Method for Quantifying Spatially Variable Mechanics

DP Pearce, CM Witzenburg - Journal of …, 2024‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Soft biological tissues often function as highly deformable membranes in vivo and exhibit
impressive mechanical behavior effectively characterized by planar biaxial testing. The …

Influence of remodeled ECM and co-culture with iPSC-derived cardiac fibroblasts on the mechanical function of micropatterned iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes

A Stempien, M Josvai, J Notbohm, J Zhang… - Cardiovascular …, 2024‏ - Springer
Introduction In native heart tissue, functions of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) include synthesis,
remodeling, and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as secreting factors …

Aligned human cardiac syncytium for in vitro analysis of electrical, structural, and mechanical readouts

BN Napiwocki, D Lang, A Stempien… - Biotechnology and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human pluripotent stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC‐CMs) have emerged as an
exciting new tool for cardiac research and can serve as a preclinical platform for drug …