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ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2015

Generating an in vitro 3D cell culture model from zebrafish larvae for heart research.

Bianka Grunow, Lisa Mohamet, Holly A Shiels

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Article in The Journal of experimental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Bianka GrunowFaculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK.
Lisa MohametStem Cell Research Group, Faculty of Human and Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK.
Holly A ShielsFaculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK holly.shiels@manchester.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 097820/Z/11/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe here a novel, fast and inexpensive method for producing a 3D 'heart' structure that forms spontaneously, in vitro, from larval zebrafish (ZF). We have named these 3D 'heart' structures 'zebrafish heart aggregate(s)' (ZFHAs) and have characterised their basic morphology and structural composition using histology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy and mass spectrometry. After 2 days in culture, the ZFHA spontaneously form and become a stable contractile syncytium consisting of cardiac tissue derived by in vitro maturation, which beats rhythmically and consistently for more than 8 days. We propose this model as a platform technology, which can be developed further to study in vitro cardiac maturation, regeneration, tissue engineering and safety pharmacological/toxicology testing.

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ZebrafishAnimalsHeartLarvaModels, BiologicalMyocardial ContractionMyocytes, CardiacPrimary Cell CultureProteomeProteomeCardiac tissueDrug screeningHeart rateIon channelsMyocyteTissue engineering

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PMID25714567
PMCPMC4436572

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