Engineered Microenvironments for Maturation of Stem Cell Derived Cardiac Myocytes.

ABSTRACT: Through the use of stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes, tissue-engineered human myocardial constructs are poised for modeling normal and diseased physiology of the heart, as well as discovery of novel drugs and therapeutic targets in a human relevant manner. This review highlights the recent bioengineering efforts to recapitulate microenvironmental cues to further the maturation state of newly differentiated cardiac myocytes. These techniques include long-term culture, co-culture, exposure to mechanical stimuli, 3D culture, cell-matrix interactions, and electrical stimulation. Each of these methods has produced various degrees of maturation; however, a standardized measure for cardiomyocyte maturation is not yet widely accepted by the scientific community.

SUBMITTER: Besser RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5743464 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature