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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Reinforcing Stromal Cell Spheroid Through Red-Light Preconditioning for Advanced Vascularization.

Yu-Jin Kim, Hyeok Kim, Dong-Hyun Lee, Yeong Hwan Kim, Jae-Hyun Park, Woo-Sup Sim, Jin-Ju Kim, Kiwon Ban, Soong Ho Um, Hyun Ji Park and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Yu-Jin KimSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
Hyeok KimCenter for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Hyun LeeSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
Yeong Hwan KimSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Hyun ParkDepartment of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
Woo-Sup SimDepartment of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Ju KimDepartment of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
Kiwon BanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Soong Ho UmSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Ji ParkDepartment of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Michael E DavisWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Hun-Jun ParkDepartment of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
Suk Ho BhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-0590

Funding

Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology KEIT 00434908Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology NTIS 2410002810Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine (KFRM) 21A0102L1-12Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea RS-2024-00405818Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea RS-2024-00440285
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the promising potential of stromal cell therapy in treating myocardial infarction (MI), its effectiveness is limited by poor cell retention and engraftment in ischemic environments. This study introduces a novel strategy that combines the preconditioning of human adipose-derived stromal cells (hADSCs) using OLED-based photobiomodulation (OPBM) and culturing these cells into 3D spheroids. The preconditioned 3D spheroids (APCS group) exhibit significantly enhanced angiogenic, arterialized, and tissue remodeling capabilities compared with those of traditional 2D cultures and non-preconditioned spheroids. In vivo transplantation of these spheroids into the border zone of infarcted area significantly improve cardiac function and reduce adverse remodeling by enhancing anti-fibrosis and angiogenesis including arterialization. The combined strategy with OPBM preconditioning and 3D spheroid culture system can enhance therapeutic potential of hADSCs with multiple paracrine effects for cardiac repair. This novel approach provides next generation of cell therapeutics to overcome the limitation of adult stromal cell therapy in patients with post-MI heart failure.

Indexed as

Myocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PhysiologicSpheroids, CellularStromal CellsAnimalsCells, CulturedHumansMaleMiceangiogenesisarteriogenesismyocardial infarctionOPBM‐preconditioningstromal cell spheroid

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PMID40278796
PMCPMC12362804

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