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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2014

Thymosin β4 coated nanofiber scaffolds for the repair of damaged cardiac tissue.

Arun Kumar, Arjun Patel, Louise Duvalsaint, Mehir Desai, Edward D Marks

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arun KumarNanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA. arunk@udel.edu.
Arjun Patel
Louise Duvalsaint
Mehir Desai
Edward D Marks
University of Delaware · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After a cardiac event, proper treatment and care of the damaged tissue is crucial in restoring optimal cardiac function and preventing future cardiac events. Recently, thymosin β4 has been found to play a vital role in cardiac cell health and development by regulating angiogenesis, inflammatory responses, and wound healing. We proposed that defined poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) nanoscaffolds coated with thymosin β4 could efficiently differentiate murine-derived cardiomyocytes into functioning cardiac tissue. PCL nanoscaffolds were developed through electrospinning technology, and subsequently coated with a thymosin β4 solution. Cardiomyocytes were seeded on coated and uncoated nanoscaffolds and observed for six days via fluorescent and electron microscopy. Our results demonstrated a robust growth and differentiation of cardiomyocytes on coated nanoscaffolds compared with uncoated, showing potential for nanoscaffold-mediated cardiac cell replacement in vivo after an MI or other cardiac event.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedMiceMyocytes, CardiacNanofibersPolyestersThymosinThymosin beta(4)Tissue ScaffoldspolycaprolactonePolyestersThymosinThymosin beta(4)

Identifiers

PMID24661328
PMCPMC3996948
OpenAlexW2171433971

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