Recombinant human collagen-based microspheres mitigate cardiac conduction slowing induced by adipose tissue-derived stromal cells

Nicoline W. Smit*, Judith N. ten Sande, Mojtaba Parvizi, Shirley C. M. van Amersfoorth, Josee A. Plantinga, Carolien A. F. M. van Spreuwel-Goossens, Elisabeth M. W. M. van Dongen, Pascal F. H. M. van Dessel, Sebastianus G. J. M. Kluijtmans, Veronique M. F. Meijborg, Jacques M. T. de Bakker, Martin C. Harmsen, Ruben Coronel

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    Abstract

    Background

    Stem cell therapy to improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction is hampered by poor cell retention, while it may also increase the risk of arrhythmias by providing an arrhythmogenic substrate. We previously showed that porcine adipose tissue-derived-stromal cells (pASC) induce conduction slowing through paracrine actions, whereas rat ASC (rASC) and human ASC (hASC) induce conduction slowing by direct coupling. We postulate that biomaterial microspheres mitigate the conduction slowing influence of pASC by interacting with paracrine signaling.

    Aim

    To investigate the modulation of ASC-loaded recombinant human collagen-based microspheres, on the electrophysiological behavior of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM).

    Method

    Unipolar extracellular electrograms, derived from microelectrode arrays (8x8 electrodes) containing NRVM, co-cultured with ASC or ASC loaded microspheres, were used to determine conduction velocity (CV) and conduction heterogeneity. Conditioned medium (Cme) of (co)cultures was used to assess paracrine mechanisms.

    Results

    Microspheres did not affect CV in control (NRVM) monolayers. In co-cultures of NRVM and rASC, hASC or pASC, CV was lower than in controls (14.4+/-1.0, 13.0+/-0.6 and 9.0+/-1.0 vs. 19.5+/-0.5 cm/s respectively, p

    Conclusion

    The application of recombinant human collagen-based microspheres mitigates indirect paracrine conduction slowing through interference with a secondary autocrine myocardial factor.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere0183481
    Number of pages20
    JournalPLoS ONE
    Volume12
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24-Aug-2017

    Keywords

    • MESENCHYMAL STEM-CELLS
    • ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
    • LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
    • RANDOMIZED PHASE-1 TRIAL
    • HEART
    • CARDIOMYOCYTES
    • REPAIR
    • TRANSPLANTATION
    • REGENERATION
    • RETENTION

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