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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2015

Immunobiology of fibrin-based engineered heart tissue.

Lenard Conradi, Stephanie Schmidt, Evgenios Neofytou, Tobias Deuse, Laura Peters, Alexandra Eder, Xiaoqin Hua, Arne Hansen, Robert C Robbins, Ramin E Beygui and 3 more

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Lenard ConradiUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Stephanie SchmidtUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Evgenios NeofytouUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Tobias DeuseUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Laura PetersUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Alexandra EderUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Xiaoqin HuaUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Arne HansenUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Robert C RobbinsUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Ramin E BeyguiUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Hermann ReichenspurnerUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Thomas EschenhagenUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA.
Sonja SchrepferUniversity Heart Center Hamburg, Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, and Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California, USA schrepfer@stanford.edu.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEStanford University · USGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DECardiovascular Institute of the South · USUniversity Cancer Center Hamburg · DE

Funding

Cardiac Differentiation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells by Light StimulationR21EB012155 · NIBIB · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BEYGUI, RAMIN E, ROBBINS, ROBERT C · 2011 to 2012
$435k
NIBIB NIH HHS 1R21EB012155-01A1NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB012155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledDifferent tissue-engineering approaches have been developed to induce and promote cardiac regeneration; however, the impact of the immune system and its responses to the various scaffold components of the engineered grafts remains unclear. Fibrin-based engineered heart tissue (EHT) was generated from neonatal Lewis (Lew) rat heart cells and transplanted onto the left ventricular surface of three different rat strains: syngeneic Lew, allogeneic Brown Norway, and immunodeficient Rowett Nude rats. Interferon spot frequency assay results showed similar degrees of systemic immune activation in the syngeneic and allogeneic groups, whereas no systemic immune response was detectable in the immunodeficient group (p < .001 vs. syngeneic and allogeneic). Histological analysis revealed much higher local infiltration of CD3- and CD68-positive cells in syngeneic and allogeneic rats than in immunodeficient animals. Enzyme-linked immunospot and immunofluorescence experiments revealed matrix-directed TH1-based rejection in syngeneic recipients without collateral impairment of heart cell survival. Bioluminescence imaging was used for in vivo longitudinal monitoring of transplanted luciferase-positive EHT constructs. Survival was documented in syngeneic and immunodeficient recipients for a period of up to 110 days after transplant, whereas in the allogeneic setting, graft survival was limited to only 14 ± 1 days. EHT strategies using autologous cells are promising approaches for cardiac repair applications. Although fibrin-based scaffold components elicited an immune response in our studies, syngeneic cells carried in the EHT were relatively unaffected. SIGNIFICANCE: An initial insight into immunological consequences after transplantation of engineered heart tissue was gained through this study. Most important, this study was able to demonstrate cell survival despite rejection of matrix components. Generation of syngeneic human engineered heart tissue, possibly using human induced pluripotent stem cell technology with subsequent directed rejection of matrix components, may be a potential future approach to replace diseased myocardium.

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Tissue EngineeringAllograftsAnimalsFibrinGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalMyocardiumRatsTh1 CellsTissue ScaffoldsTransplantation, IsogeneicFibrinBioluminescence imagingEngineered heart tissueImmune responseRatRejectionScaffold

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PMID25947338
PMCPMC4449088
OpenAlexW1912101520

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