Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes and sympathetic neurons in disease modelling
| Autor: | Ni Li, Michael Edel, Kun Liu, Chris Denning, Jacob Betts, Oliver C. Neely, Dan Li, David J. Paterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2970 0962-8436 |
| Popis: | Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) offer an unprecedented opportunity to generate model systems that facilitate a mechanistic understanding of human disease. Current differentiation protocols are capable of generating cardiac myocytes (hiPSC-CM) and sympathetic neurons (hiPSC-SN). However, the ability of hiPSC-derived neurocardiac co-culture systems to replicate the human phenotype in disease modelling is still in its infancy. Here, we adapted current methods for efficient and replicable induction of hiPSC-CM and hiPSC-SN. Expression of cell-type-specific proteins were confirmed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining. The utility of healthy hiPSC-CM was tested with pressor agents to develop a model of cardiac hypertrophy. Treatment with angiotensin II (AngII) resulted in: (i) cell and nuclear enlargement, (ii) enhanced fetal gene expression, and (iii) FRET-activated cAMP responses to adrenergic stimulation. AngII or KCl increased intracellular calcium transients in hiPSC-SN. Immunostaining in neurocardiac co-cultures demonstrated anatomical innervation to myocytes, where myocyte cytosolic cAMP responses were enhanced by forskolin compared with monocultures. In conclusion, human iPSC-derived cardiac myocytes and sympathetic neurons replicated many features of the anatomy and (patho)physiology of these cells, where co-culture preparations behaved in a manner that mimicked key physiological responses seen in other mammalian systems. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The heartbeat: its molecular basis and physiological mechanisms’. |
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