Dose-dependent functional benefit of human cardiosphere transplantation in mice with acute myocardial infarction.
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SUBMITTER: Shen D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3337339 | biostudies-literature |
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Project description:The emerging field of stem cell therapy and biomaterials has begun to provide promising strategies for the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Platelet gel and cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) are known to be beneficial when transplanted separately post-myocardial infarction (MI). We hypothesize that pre-seeding platelet gel with CDCs can enhance therapeutic efficacy. Platelet gel and CDCs were derived from venous blood and heart biopsies of syngeneic rats, respectively. In vitro, the viability, growth, and morphology of CDCs cultured in platelet gel were characterized. When delivered into infarcted rat hearts, platelet gel pre-seeded with CDCs was more efficiently populated with endogenous cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells than platelet gel alone. Recruitment of endogenous c-kit positive cells was enhanced in the hearts treated with gel with CDC. At 3 weeks, the hearts treated with CDC-seeded platelet gel exhibited the greatest attenuation of adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling and the highest cardiac function (i.e., LV ejection fraction) as compared to hearts transplanted with Gel only or vehicle controls. Histological analysis revealed that, though some transplanted CDCs differentiated into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells in the recipients' hearts, most of the incremental benefit arose from CDC-mediated endogenous repair. Pre-seeding platelet gel with CDCs enhanced the functional benefit of biomaterial therapy for treating myocardial infarction.
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Project description:Cardiosphere-derived stem cell (CDC) transplantation can improve global left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of this study was to examine the effects of CDC transplantation on regional function and dyssynchrony after MI.Two million rat CDCs (n = 7) or phosphate-buffered saline (n = 7) was injected into the infarct regions of Wistar Kyoto rats. Infarct size and CDC localization were evaluated by positron emission tomography (n = 7). Two-dimensional and strain echocardiography were performed at 1 and 4 weeks after MI. LVEF, circumferential strain, and time to peak circumferential strain were measured in the basal and apical short-axis views. Dyssynchrony was defined as the maximal difference of time to peak circumferential strain of opposing segments in each short-axis view. Engraftment was measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Positron emission tomography revealed that infarct size was 15.4 ± 3.6% of the left ventricle and that CDCs were localized to the infarct and border zone. CDC transplantation improved mean LVEF (45 ± 8% to 52 ± 7%, P = .02), mean circumferential strain (-7 ± 2% to -10 ± 1%, P = .02), and mean dyssynchrony (45 ± 10 to 28 ± 11 m sec, P = .04) of the infarct/peri-infarct zone from 1 to 4 weeks after MI, despite CDC engraftment of only 2.4 ± 3%. In contrast, mean LVEF (48 ± 5% to 40 ± 4%, P = .03) and mean circumferential strain (-8 ± 2% to -7 ± 1%, P = .02) of the infarcted region deteriorated, with no significant change in dyssynchrony (42 ± 12 vs 46 ± 13 m sec, P = .60) in the saline group during the same time period. Change in LVEF was correlated with change in circumferential strain (r = -0.8, P = .002) and dyssynchrony (r = 0.6, P = .02) of the infarct/peri-infarct region at 4 weeks after MI.CDC therapy enhanced LVEF by improving circumferential strain and decreasing dyssynchrony of the infarct/peri-infarct region at 4 weeks, but not 1 week, after MI. Cellular resynchronization therapy using CDCs may be an alternative to traditional electrical cellular resynchronization therapy in post-MI dyssynchrony.
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