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ArticleNature communications2024

Engineered model of heart tissue repair for exploring fibrotic processes and therapeutic interventions.

Pengcheng Yang, Lihang Zhu, Shiya Wang, Jixing Gong, Jonathan Nimal Selvaraj, Lincai Ye, Hanxiao Chen, Yaoyao Zhang, Gongxin Wang, Wanjun Song and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Pengcheng Yang *State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0119-5677
Lihang Zhu *Department of Biological Repositories, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Shiya WangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Jixing GongCenter of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China.
Jonathan Nimal SelvarajState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Lincai YeShanghai Institute for Congenital Heart Diseases, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8808-2810
Hanxiao ChenKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yaoyao ZhangKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Gongxin WangHenan SCOPE Research Institute of Electrophysiology Co. Ltd., Kaifeng, China.
Wanjun SongBeijing Geek Gene Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China.
Zilong LiState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Lin CaiState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China. cailin12@hubu.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0005-3605-1429
Hao ZhangShanghai Institute for Congenital Heart Diseases, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China. Drzhanghao@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0206-9066
Donghui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China. Dongh.zhang@hubu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8128-5874

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32171107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancements in human-engineered heart tissue have enhanced the understanding of cardiac cellular alteration. Nevertheless, a human model simulating pathological remodeling following myocardial infarction for therapeutic development remains essential. Here we develop an engineered model of myocardial repair that replicates the phased remodeling process, including hypoxic stress, fibrosis, and electrophysiological dysfunction. Transcriptomic analysis identifies nine critical signaling pathways related to cellular fate transitions, leading to the evaluation of seventeen modulators for their therapeutic potential in a mini-repair model. A scoring system quantitatively evaluates the restoration of abnormal electrophysiology, demonstrating that the phased combination of TGFβ inhibitor SB431542, Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632, and WNT activator CHIR99021 yields enhanced functional restoration compared to single factor treatments in both engineered and mouse myocardial infarction model. This engineered heart tissue repair model effectively captures the phased remodeling following myocardial infarction, providing a crucial platform for discovering therapeutic targets for ischemic heart disease.

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DioxolesFibrosisMyocardial InfarctionPyridinesTissue EngineeringAmidesAnimalsBenzamidesDisease Models, AnimalHeartHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardiumMyocytes, Cardiac4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideAmidesBenzamidesChir 99021DioxolesPyridinesPyrimidinesTransforming Growth Factor betaY 27632

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