Myocardial layer-specific effect of myoblast cell-sheet implantation evaluated by tissue strain imaging
Autor: | Atsuhiro Saito, Yasuhiro Shudo, Tatsuya Shimizu, Toshihiko Asanuma, Satoshi Nakatani, Yoshiki Sawa, Satsuki Fukushima, Teruo Okano, Nariaki Matsuura, Shigeru Miyagawa, Taichi Sakaguchi, Naomasa Kawaguchi |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Swine Myoblasts Skeletal Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Function Left chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Myocyte Animals Myocardial infarction Endocardium Ultrasonography Ejection fraction Strain (chemistry) business.industry Regeneration (biology) General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease Vascular endothelial growth factor chemistry Heart failure Cardiology Swine Miniature Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Pericardium |
Zdroj: | Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society. 77(4) |
ISSN: | 1347-4820 |
Popis: | Background: The implantation of skeletal myoblast (SMB) cell-sheets over the damaged area of a myocardial infarction (MI) has been shown to improve global left ventricular (LV) function through a paracrine effect. However, the regeneration process has not been fully evaluated. We hypothesized that the use of tissue Doppler strain M-mode imaging to assess myocardial layer-specific strain might enable detailed visual evaluation of the regenerative ability of SMBs. Methods and Results: SMBs were cultured on temperature-responsive culture dishes to generate cell-sheets. At 4 weeks after inducing anterior MI, the animals were divided into 2 groups: SMB cell-sheet implantation and sham operation (n=6 in each). A total of 30 cell-sheets (1.5×107 cells/sheet) were placed on the epicardium, covering the infarct and border regions. Subendocardial and subepicardial strain values were measured in the infarct, border, and remote regions by tissue Doppler strain analysis. SMB cell-sheet implantation produced the following major effects: progression of LV remodeling was prevented and global LV ejection fraction increased; the subendocardial strain was significantly greater than the subepicardial strain in the treated border region; vascular density in the subendocardium was significantly higher than in the subepicardium in the treated region; the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor was significantly increased. Conclusions: Tissue Doppler strain analysis allows precise evaluation of the effect of cell-sheet implantation on layer-specific myocardial function. (Circ J 2013; 77: 1063–1072) |
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