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ArticleRegenerative medicine2011

Cardiac tumorigenic potential of induced pluripotent stem cells in an immunocompetent host with myocardial infarction.

Rafeeq P H Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf, Stephanie Buccini, Jiang Shujia, Husnain Kh Haider

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Article in Regenerative medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafeeq P H AhmedDepartment of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA.
Muhammad Ashraf
Stephanie Buccini
Jiang Shujia
Husnain Kh Haider
University of Cincinnati · US

Funding

Stem Cells in Cardiac Repair and AngiogenesisR37HL074272 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD · 2003 to 2013
$5.7M
Cardiac Repair Using Smart Stem CellsR01HL087246 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD · 2007 to 2011
$2.8M
Mechanistic basis of myoblast therapy &angiomyogenesisR01HL080686 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD · 2005 to 2009
$2.7M
Preconditioning and re-programming of stem cells for cardiac repairR01HL087288 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HABEEBAHMED, RAFEEQ, HAIDER, KHAWAJA H · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
Simltaneous recruitment of cardiac and bone marrow stem cells for cardiac repairR01HL089535 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HAIDER, KHAWAJA H · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-080686NHLBI NIH HHS HL-087246NHLBI NIH HHS HL-087288NHLBI NIH HHS HL-089535NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL080686NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL087246NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL087288NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089535NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL074272NHLBI NIH HHS R37-HL074272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimGenetic reprogramming of somatic cells with stemness genes to restore their pluripotent status is being studied extensively to generate pluripotent stem cells as an alternative to embryonic stem cells. This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of skeletal myoblast-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (SkiPS) from young male Oct4/GFP transgenic mice for regeneration of the infarcted heart. METHODS &

resultsA mouse model of permanent coronary artery ligation was developed in young female immunocompetent C57BL/6J or C57BL/6x129S4 SV/jae Oct4/GFP mice. SkiPS labeled with Q-dots (3 × 10(5) in 10 µl basal Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium) were transplanted in and around the area of infarct immediately after coronary artery ligation (n = 16) under direct vision. Control mice (n = 12) were injected with the same number of skeletal myoblasts. Histological studies documented successful engraftment of SkiPS in all the surviving animals 4 weeks later. However, six of the 16 SkiPS-transplanted (37.5%) animal hearts showed intramural teratomas, whereas no tumor growth was observed in the control mice. Q-dot-labeled donor cells were also observed at the site of tumors. Histological studies revealed that teratomas were composed of cells from all of the three embryonic germ layers. Ultra-structure studies confirmed the histological findings and showed regions with well-organized myofibrillar structures in the tumors.

conclusionUndifferentiated induced pluripotent stem cells should not be recommended for cardiac transplantation unless screened for specific teratogenic precursors or predifferentiated into cardiac lineage prior to transplantation.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedCell Transformation, NeoplasticCellular ReprogrammingFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeart NeoplasmsImmunocompetenceInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyoblasts, SkeletalMyocardial InfarctionOctamer Transcription Factor-3Green Fluorescent ProteinsOctamer Transcription Factor-3Pou5f1 protein, mouse

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PMID21391851
PMCPMC3110348
OpenAlexW2166524734

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