The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM) have been widely proposed as in vitro models of myocardial physiology and disease. A significant obstacle, however, is their immature phenotype. We hypothesised that Ca2+ cycling of iPSC-CM is influenced by culture conditions and can be manipulated to obtain a more mature cellular behaviour. To test this hypothesis we seeded iPSC-CM onto fibronectin coated microgrooved polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) scaffolds fabricated using photolithography, or onto unstructured PDMS membrane. After two weeks in culture, the structure and function of iPSC-CM were studied. PDMS microgrooved culture substrates brought about cellular alignment (p < 0.0001) and more organised sarcomere. The Ca2+ cycling properties of iPSC-CM cultured on these substrates were significantly altered with a shorter time to peak amplitude (p = 0.0002 at 1 Hz), and more organised sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release in response to caffeine (p < 0.0001), suggesting improved SR Ca2+ cycling. These changes were not associated with modifications in gene expression. Whilst structured tissue culture may make iPSC-CM more representative of adult myocardium, further construct development and characterisation is required to optimise iPSC-CM as a model of adult myocardium.
Date Issued
2013-03-01
Date Acceptance
2012-11-27
Citation
Biomaterials, 2013, 34 (10), pp.2399-2411
ISSN
0142-9612
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
2399
End Page
2411
Journal / Book Title
Biomaterials
Volume
34
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© 2012 Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
British Heart Foundation
Identifier
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Grant Number
NF-SI-0510-10186
RG/11/19/29264
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Biomedical
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Engineering
Materials Science
Calcium cycling
Cardiac tissue engineering
Electrophysiology
Micropatterning
Polydimethylsiloxane
Stem cells
LONG-QT SYNDROME
CARDIOMYOCYTES
ARCHITECTURE
MODELS
REPOLARIZATION
REGENERATION
NETWORKS
DYNAMICS
TRIADIN
MUSCLE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2012-12-20