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ArticleStem cell reports2017

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Encapsulating Bioactive Hydrogels Improve Rat Heart Function Post Myocardial Infarction.

Andre Chow, Daniel J Stuckey, Emaddin Kidher, Mark Rocco, Richard J Jabbour, Catherine A Mansfield, Ara Darzi, Sian E Harding, Molly M Stevens, Thanos Athanasiou

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
12.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The Utilisation of Hydrogels for iPSC-Cardiomyocyte Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andre ChowDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
Daniel J StuckeyCentre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London W12 0NN, UK.
Emaddin KidherDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
Mark RoccoDepartment of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Richard J JabbourNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London W12 0NN, UK.
Catherine A MansfieldNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London W12 0NN, UK.
Ara DarziDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
Sian E HardingNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London W12 0NN, UK. Electronic address: sian.harding@imperial.ac.uk.
Molly M StevensDepartment of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK. Electronic address: m.stevens@imperial.ac.uk.
Thanos AthanasiouDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
Imperial College London · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/15/33/31608British Heart Foundation FS/16/17/31663British Heart Foundation RM/13/1/30157Wellcome Trust 098411
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue engineering offers an exciting possibility for cardiac repair post myocardial infarction. We assessed the effects of combined polyethylene glycol hydrogel (PEG), human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte (iPSC-CM), and erythropoietin (EPO) therapy in a rat model of myocardial infarction. PEG with/out iPSC-CMs and EPO; iPSC-CMs in saline; or saline alone was injected into infarcted hearts shortly after infarction. Injection of almost any combination of the therapeutics limited acute elevations in chamber volumes. After 10 weeks, attenuation of ventricular remodeling was identified in all groups that received PEG injections, while ejection fractions were significantly increased in the gel-EPO, cell, and gel-cell-EPO groups. In all treatment groups, infarct thickness was increased and regions of muscle were identified within the scar. However, no grafted cells were detected. Hence, iPSC-CM-encapsulating bioactive hydrogel therapy can improve cardiac function post myocardial infarction and increase infarct thickness and muscle content despite a lack of sustained donor-cell engraftment.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedErythropoietinHumansHydrogelsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsInjections, IntralesionalMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocytes, CardiacPolyethylene GlycolsRatsRats, NudeStem Cell TransplantationErythropoietinHydrogelsPolyethylene Glycolserythropoietinhydrogelinduced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesiPSC-CMsMRImyocardial infarctionmyocardial tissue engineeringrat

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PMID28988988
PMCPMC5830963
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