Advancing functional engineered cardiac tissues toward a preclinical model of human myocardium
Turnbull IC, Karakikes I, Serrao GW, Backeris P, Lee J, Xie C, Senyei G, Gordon RE, Li RA, Akar FG, Hajjar RJ, Hulot J, Costa KD. Advancing functional engineered cardiac tissues toward a preclinical model of human myocardium. The FASEB Journal 2013, 28: 644-654. PMID: 24174427, PMCID: PMC3898643, DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-228007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman myocardiumPreclinical modelsCardiac tissueAlternative preclinical modelsAction potential durationFrank-Starling mechanismCycle length dependenceHuman embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesDose-response curveEmbryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesStem cell-derived cardiomyocytesHuman heart musclePositive chronotropicInotropic responseCardiac refractorinessCell-derived cardiomyocytesTrabecular musclesPotential durationPharmacodynamic modelMRNA expressionMyocardiumHeart muscleCardiac-specific genesTranslational researchCardiac electrophysiology