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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Combinational Therapy of Cardiac Atrial Appendage Stem Cells and Pyridoxamine: The Road to Cardiac Repair?

Lize Evens, Hanne Beliën, Sarah D'Haese, Sibren Haesen, Maxim Verboven, Jean-Luc Rummens, Annelies Bronckaers, Marc Hendrikx, Dorien Deluyker, Virginie Bito

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05632432 (Autologous Atrial Appendage Micrografts Transplanted During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT05632432 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Autologous Atrial Appendage Micrografts Transplanted During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: the AAMS2 Randomized, Double-blinded, and Placebo-controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital District of Helsinki and UusimaaRan2024 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsIschemic Heart Disease, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Systolic, Heart Failure NYHA Class IIIArmsEpicardial AAMs-patch transplantation, RNA-stabilized whole blood sampling, Plasma sampling, Transthoracic echocardiography, Late-gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-CMRI)
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Lize EvensUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8818-0074
Hanne BeliënUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Sarah D'HaeseUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3059-1158
Sibren HaesenUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Maxim VerbovenUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Jean-Luc RummensUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Annelies BronckaersUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Marc HendrikxUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4200-4144
Dorien DeluykerUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1645-319X
Virginie BitoUHasselt-Hasselt University, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0986-7906
Hasselt University · BE

Funding

Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UHasselt 16NI05BOFFonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 1196221N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when the coronary blood supply is interrupted. As a consequence, cardiomyocytes are irreversibly damaged and lost. Unfortunately, current therapies for MI are unable to prevent progression towards heart failure. As the renewal rate of cardiomyocytes is minimal, the optimal treatment should achieve effective cardiac regeneration, possibly with stem cells transplantation. In that context, our research group identified the cardiac atrial appendage stem cells (CASCs) as a new cellular therapy. However, CASCs are transplanted into a hostile environment, with elevated levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which may affect their regenerative potential. In this study, we hypothesize that pyridoxamine (PM), a vitamin B6 derivative, could further enhance the regenerative capacities of CASCs transplanted after MI by reducing AGEs' formation. Methods and Results: MI was induced in rats by ligation of the left anterior descending artery. Animals were assigned to either no therapy (MI), CASCs transplantation (MI + CASCs), or CASCs transplantation supplemented with PM treatment (MI + CASCs + PM). Four weeks post-surgery, global cardiac function and infarct size were improved upon CASCs transplantation. Interstitial collagen deposition, evaluated on cryosections, was decreased in the MI animals transplanted with CASCs. Contractile properties of resident left ventricular cardiomyocytes were assessed by unloaded cell shortening. CASCs transplantation prevented cardiomyocyte shortening deterioration. Even if PM significantly reduced cardiac levels of AGEs, cardiac outcome was not further improved. Conclusion: Limiting AGEs' formation with PM during an ischemic injury in vivo did not further enhance the improved cardiac phenotype obtained with CASCs transplantation. Whether AGEs play an important deleterious role in the setting of stem cell therapy after MI warrants further examination.

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Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsAtrial AppendageCombined Modality TherapyFemaleMyocardial InfarctionPyridoxamineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyPyridoxamineadvanced glycation end productsaldehyde dehydrogenasecardiomyocytesCASCsglycated proteinsmyocardial infarctionremodelingstem cellstransplantation

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PMID34502175
PMCPMC8431115
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