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Bober Z, Aebisher D, Olek M, Kawczyk-Krupka A, Bartusik-Aebisher D. Multiple Cell Cultures for MRI Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:10109. [PMID: 36077507 PMCID: PMC9456466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging method that enables diagnostics. In recent years, this technique has been widely used for research using cell cultures used in pharmaceutical science to understand the distribution of various drugs in a variety of biological samples, from cellular models to tissues. MRI's dynamic development in recent years, in addition to diagnostics, has allowed the method to be implemented to assess response to applied therapies. Conventional MRI imaging provides anatomical and pathological information. Due to advanced technology, MRI provides physiological information. The use of cell cultures is very important in the process of testing new synthesized drugs, cancer research, and stem cell research, among others. Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures conducted under laboratory conditions, although they provide a lot of information, do not reflect the basic characteristics of the tumor. To replicate the tumor microenvironment in science, a three-dimensional (3D) culture of tumor cells was developed. This makes it possible to reproduce in vivo conditions where, in addition, there is a complex and dynamic process of cell-to-cell communication and cell-matrix interaction. In this work, we reviewed current research in 2D and 3D cultures and their use in MRI studies. Articles for each section were collected from PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.
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- Zuzanna Bober
- Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, University of Rzeszów, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, University of Rzeszów, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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- Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, University of Rzeszów, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland
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Petroniene J, Morkvenaite-Vilkonciene I, Miksiunas R, Bironaite D, Ramanaviciene A, Rucinskas K, Janusauskas V, Ramanavicius A. Scanning electrochemical microscopy for the investigation of redox potential of human myocardium-derived mesenchymal stem cells grown at 2D and 3D conditions. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Allijn I, Ribeiro M, Poot A, Passier R, Stamatialis D. Membranes for Modelling Cardiac Tissue Stiffness In Vitro Based on Poly(trimethylene carbonate) and Poly(ethylene glycol) Polymers. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10100274. [PMID: 33022962 PMCID: PMC7650615 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10100274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite the increased expenditure of the pharmaceutical industry on research and development, the number of drugs for cardiovascular diseases that reaches the market is decreasing. A major issue is the limited ability of the current in vitro and experimental animal models to accurately mimic human heart disease, which hampers testing of the efficacy of potential cardiac drugs. Moreover, many non-heart-related drugs have severe adverse cardiac effects, which is a major cause of drugs’ retraction after approval. A main hurdle of current in vitro models is their inability to mimic the stiffness of in vivo cardiac tissue. For instance, poly(styrene) petri dishes, which are often used in these models, have a Young’s modulus in the order of GPa, while the stiffness of healthy human heart tissue is <50 kPa. In pathological conditions, such as scarring and fibrosis, the stiffness of heart tissue is in the >100 kPa range. In this study, we focus on developing new membranes, with a set of properties for mimicry of cardiac tissue stiffness in vitro, based on methacrylate-functionalized macromers and triblock-copolymers of poly(trimethylene carbonate) and poly(ethylene glycol). The new membranes have Young’s moduli in the hydrated state ranging from 18 kPa (healthy tissue) to 2.5 MPa (pathological tissue), and are suitable for cell contraction studies using human pluripotent stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The membranes with higher hydrophilicity have low drug adsorption and low Young’s moduli and could be suitable for drug screening applications.
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- Iris Allijn
- Bioartificial Organs, Biomaterials Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;
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- Applied Stem Cell Technologies, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; (M.R.); (R.P.)
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- Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;
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- Applied Stem Cell Technologies, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; (M.R.); (R.P.)
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- Bioartificial Organs, Biomaterials Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;
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Polonchuk L, Chabria M, Badi L, Hoflack JC, Figtree G, Davies MJ, Gentile C. Cardiac spheroids as promising in vitro models to study the human heart microenvironment. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7005. [PMID: 28765558 PMCID: PMC5539326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06385-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional in vitro cell systems are a promising alternative to animals to study cardiac biology and disease. We have generated three-dimensional in vitro models of the human heart ("cardiac spheroids", CSs) by co-culturing human primary or iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and fibroblasts at ratios approximating those present in vivo. The cellular organisation, extracellular matrix and microvascular network mimic human heart tissue. These spheroids have been employed to investigate the dose-limiting cardiotoxicity of the common anti-cancer drug doxorubicin. Viability/cytotoxicity assays indicate dose-dependent cytotoxic effects, which are inhibited by the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L-NIO, and genetic inhibition of endothelial NOS, implicating peroxynitrous acid as a key damaging agent. These data indicate that CSs mimic important features of human heart morphology, biochemistry and pharmacology in vitro, offering a promising alternative to animals and standard cell cultures with regard to mechanistic insights and prediction of toxic effects in human heart tissue.
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- Liudmila Polonchuk
- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, 4070, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, 4070, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, 4070, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, 4070, Switzerland
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2000, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2000, Australia.
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, 2041, Australia.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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2D and 3D-organized cardiac cells shows differences in cellular morphology, adhesion junctions, presence of myofibrils and protein expression. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38147. [PMID: 22662278 PMCID: PMC3360656 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Cardiac cells are organized in vivo in a complex tridimensional structural organization that is crucial for heart function. While in vitro studies can reveal details about cardiac cell biology, usually cells are grown on simplified two-dimensional (2D) environments. To address these differences, we established a cardiac cell culture composed of both 2D and three-dimensional (3D)-organized cells. Our results shows significant differences between the two culture contexts in relation to the overall morphology of the cells, contraction ability, proliferation rate, presence of intercellular adhesion structures, organization of myofibrils, mitochondria morphology, endoplasmic reticulum contents, cytoskeletal filaments and extracellular matrix distribution, and expression of markers of cardiac differentiation. Cardiac cells grown in 2D-context displayed a flattened and well spread shape, were mostly isolated and their cytoplasm was filled with a large network of microfilaments and microtubules. In contrast, 3D-cells were smaller in size, were always in close contact with each other with several cellular junctions, and displayed a less conspicuous cytoskeletal network. 3D-cells had more mitochondria and myofibrils and these cells contract spontaneously more often than 2D-cells. On the other hand, endoplasmic reticulum membranes were present in higher amounts in 2D-cells when compared to 3D-cells. The expression of desmin, cadherin and alpha-actinin was higher in 3D-aggregates compared to 2D-spread cells. These findings indicate that the tridimensional environment in which the cardiac cells are grown influence several aspects of cardiac differentiation, including cell adhesion, cell shape, myofibril assembly, mitochondria contents and protein expression. We suggest that the use of this cardiac culture model, with 2D and 3D-context cells, could be useful for studies on the effects of different drugs, or growth factors, giving valuable information on the biological response of cells grown in different spatial organizations.
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Methods in cardiomyocyte isolation, culture, and gene transfer. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:288-98. [PMID: 21723873 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Since techniques for cardiomyocyte isolation were first developed 35 years ago, experiments on single myocytes have yielded great insight into their cellular and sub-cellular physiology. These studies have employed a broad range of techniques including electrophysiology, calcium imaging, cell mechanics, immunohistochemistry and protein biochemistry. More recently, techniques for cardiomyocyte culture have gained additional importance with the advent of gene transfer technology. While such studies require a high quality cardiomyocyte population, successful cell isolation and maintenance during culture remain challenging. In this review, we describe methods for the isolation of adult and neonatal ventricular myocytes from rat and mouse heart. This discussion outlines general principles for the beginner, but also provides detailed specific protocols and advice for common caveats. We additionally review methods for short-term myocyte culture, with particular attention given to the importance of substrate and media selection, and describe time-dependent alterations in myocyte physiology that should be anticipated. Gene transfer techniques for neonatal and adult cardiomyocytes are also reviewed, including methods for transfection (liposome, electroporation) and viral-based gene delivery.
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Altmann B, Welle A, Giselbrecht S, Truckenmüller R, Gottwald E. The famous versus the inconvenient - or the dawn and the rise of 3D-culture systems. World J Stem Cells 2009; 1:43-8. [PMID: 21607106 PMCID: PMC3097909 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2009] [Revised: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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One of the greatest impacts on in vitro cell biology was the introduction of three-dimensional (3D) culture systems more than six decades ago and this era may be called the dawn of 3D-tissue culture. Although the advantages were obvious, this field of research was a "sleeping beauty" until the 1970s when multicellular spheroids were discovered as ideal tumor models. With this rebirth, organotypical culture systems became valuable tools and this trend continues to increase. While in the beginning, simple approaches, such as aggregation culture techniques, were favored due to their simplicity and convenience, now more sophisticated systems are used and are still being developed. One of the boosts in the development of new culture techniques arises from elaborate manufacturing and surface modification techniques, especially micro and nano system technologies that have either improved dramatically or have evolved very recently. With the help of these tools, it will soon be possible to generate even more sophisticated and more organotypic-like culture systems. Since 3D perfused or superfused systems are much more complex to set up and maintain compared to use of petri dishes and culture flasks, the added value of 3D approaches still needs to be demonstrated.
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- Brigitte Altmann
- Brigitte Altmann, Alexander Welle, Stefan Giselbrecht, Eric Gottwald, Institute for Biological Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Altmann B, Welle A, Giselbrecht S, Truckenmüller R, Gottwald E. The famous versus the inconvenient - or the dawn and the rise of 3D-culture systems. World J Stem Cells 2009. [PMID: 21607106 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
One of the greatest impacts on in vitro cell biology was the introduction of three-dimensional (3D) culture systems more than six decades ago and this era may be called the dawn of 3D-tissue culture. Although the advantages were obvious, this field of research was a "sleeping beauty" until the 1970s when multicellular spheroids were discovered as ideal tumor models. With this rebirth, organotypical culture systems became valuable tools and this trend continues to increase. While in the beginning, simple approaches, such as aggregation culture techniques, were favored due to their simplicity and convenience, now more sophisticated systems are used and are still being developed. One of the boosts in the development of new culture techniques arises from elaborate manufacturing and surface modification techniques, especially micro and nano system technologies that have either improved dramatically or have evolved very recently. With the help of these tools, it will soon be possible to generate even more sophisticated and more organotypic-like culture systems. Since 3D perfused or superfused systems are much more complex to set up and maintain compared to use of petri dishes and culture flasks, the added value of 3D approaches still needs to be demonstrated.
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- Brigitte Altmann
- Brigitte Altmann, Alexander Welle, Stefan Giselbrecht, Eric Gottwald, Institute for Biological Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Zimmermann WH, Schneiderbanger K, Schubert P, Didié M, Münzel F, Heubach JF, Kostin S, Neuhuber WL, Eschenhagen T. Tissue engineering of a differentiated cardiac muscle construct. Circ Res 2002; 90:223-30. [PMID: 11834716 DOI: 10.1161/hh0202.103644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 614] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cardiac tissue engineering is an emerging field. The suitability of engineered heart tissue (EHT) for both in vitro and in vivo applications will depend on the degree of syncytoid tissue formation and cardiac myocyte differentiation in vitro, contractile function, and electrophysiological properties. Here, we demonstrate that cardiac myocytes from neonatal rats, when mixed with collagen I and matrix factors, cast in circular molds, and subjected to phasic mechanical stretch, reconstitute ring-shaped EHTs that display important hallmarks of differentiated myocardium. Comparative histological analysis of EHTs with native heart tissue from newborn, 6-day-old, and adult rats revealed that cardiac cells in EHTs reconstitute intensively interconnected, longitudinally oriented, cardiac muscle bundles with morphological features resembling adult rather than immature native tissue. Confocal and electron microscopy demonstrated characteristic features of native differentiated myocardium; some of these features are absent in myocytes from newborn rats: (1) highly organized sarcomeres in registry; (2) adherens junctions, gap junctions, and desmosomes; (3) a well-developed T-tubular system and dyad formation with the sarcoplasmic reticulum; and (4) a basement membrane surrounding cardiac myocytes. Accordingly, EHTs displayed contractile characteristics of native myocardium with a high ratio of twitch (0.4 to 0.8 mN) to resting tension (0.1 to 0.3 mN) and a strong beta-adrenergic inotropic response. Action potential recordings demonstrated stable resting membrane potentials of -66 to -78 mV, fast upstroke kinetics, and a prominent plateau phase. The data indicate that EHTs represent highly differentiated cardiac tissue constructs, making EHTs a promising material for in vitro studies of cardiac function and tissue replacement therapy.
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- W-H Zimmermann
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Sótonyi P, Keller E, Járay J, Nemes B, Benkõ T, Kovács A, Tolokán A, Rajs I. A light stabilizer Tinuvin 770-induced toxic injury of adult rat cardiac myocytes. Forensic Sci Int 2001; 119:322-7. [PMID: 11390147 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(00)00462-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tinuvin 770/bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)sebacate is a worldwide used light stabilizer for plastic materials like polyolefins. Tinuvin 770 is a biologically active component of polypropylene tubes. Glossmann and his study group managed to extract this compound by aqueous or organic solvents from laboratory plastic tubes, and propose that Tinuvin 770 is a potent blocker of L-type Ca(2+)-channel through the phenylalkylamine and benzothiazepine-selective drug binding domains of the alpha(1) subunit of the receptor [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90 (1993) 9523]. We examined the direct morphological effect of Tinuvin 770 in give 25nmol, 0, 30, 60, 120 minute exposure time in isolated cardiomyocytes from adult rats. Incubation of myocytes with Tinuvin resulted in a progressive decline of rod-shaped and viable cells. It was accompanied by an increase in number of hypercontracted myocytes with microbleb formation compared to control and depletion of ATP level. In summary, our results demonstrate that plasma membrane damage and hypercontraction are manifestations of Tinuvin-induced injury of isolated cardiomyocytes.
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- P Sótonyi
- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Baross u. 23-25, 1082, Budapest, Hungary
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LoRusso SM, Rhee D, Sanger JM, Sanger JW. Premyofibrils in spreading adult cardiomyocytes in tissue culture: evidence for reexpression of the embryonic program for myofibrillogenesis in adult cells. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 2000; 37:183-98. [PMID: 9227849 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(1997)37:3<183::aid-cm1>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Do adult cardiomyocytes use the same pathways hypothesized for the formation of myofibrils in embryonic cardiomyocytes in tissue culture. [Rhee, et al., Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 28:1-24, 1994]? Premyofibrils in embryonic cardiomyocytes are composed of short sarcomeric units of alpha-actinin (Z-bodies) and actin filaments held together by short nonmuscle myosin IIB filaments. Premyofibrils are believed to be transformed into nascent myofibrils by their capture of muscle-specific myosin II filaments aligned in aperiodic arrays. Nascent myofibrils are thought to transform into mature myofibrils by the loss of nonmuscle myosin IIB, the fusion of the Z-bodies into Z-bands, and the periodic alignment of muscle myosin II filaments into A-bands. Freshly isolated cat and rat adult cardiomyocytes placed in tissue culture lack premyofibrils and nascent myofibrils. Adult cardiomyocytes spreading in culture reinitiate the synthesis of nonmuscle myosin IIB. Moreover, patterns similar to the proposed embryonic myofibrillar program first detected in spreading chick embryonic hearts were also detected in these spreading adult mammalian cardiomyocytes. The isolated adult cardiomyocytes begin to spread after 1 day in culture by sending out lamellipodia. When these cells are injected with fluorescently labeled alpha-actinin, linear arrays of short spacings of beaded alpha-actinin bodies are detected in the spreading edges of the adult cardiomyocytes. These dense bodies (Z-bodies) stain positively for the same sarcomeric-specific isoform of alpha-actinin that is in the Z-bands of mature sarcomeres. These linear arrays of alpha-actinin-containing Z-bodies have other characteristics of premyofibrils and are detected only in the spreading regions of the cells. Thus, these premyofibrils at the edges of the spreading adult cardiomyocytes stain positively for nonmuscle myosin IIB but negatively for muscle-specific myosin II. Initially, no vinculin is associated with any parts of the premyofibrils in the spreading regions of the early spreading cardiomyocytes. However, later, vinculin is found to be associated with the ends of the premyofibrils. Fibers that stain solidly for muscle-specific myosin II (i.e., nascent myofibrils) are localized between the peripheral premyofibrils and the centrally positioned, mature myofibrils. It is suggested that the puzzling ability of cardiomyocytes in hypertrophic hearts to reinitiate the synthesis of fetal sarcomeric proteins may be related to the reinitiation of the embryonic premyofibril program for myofibrillogenesis.
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- S M LoRusso
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6058, USA
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Action potentials, ion channel currents and transverse tubule density in adult rabbit ventricular myocytes maintained for 6 days in cell culture. Pflugers Arch 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02332165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mitcheson JS, Hancox JC, Levi AJ. Action potentials, ion channel currents and transverse tubule density in adult rabbit ventricular myocytes maintained for 6 days in cell culture. Pflugers Arch 1996; 431:814-27. [PMID: 8927497 DOI: 10.1007/s004240050073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Adult rabbit ventricular myocytes were cultured in a basic medium (Medium 199) for up to 6 days to assess preservation of morphology and ion channel currents. In culture, cells remained rod shaped and striated but their ends became progressively rounded. Cell cross-sectional area declined slightly (by 14%) over the first 24 h, in contrast, whole-cell capacitance (which reflects external surface membrane plus membrane infoldings) decreased by 42% over the same time. Using whole-cell patch-clamp, we observed that the typical "N" shape steady-state current-voltage (I-V) relation became flattened after 24 h in culture. L-type Ca channel density was assessed as barium flux (IBa,L) via the channel. IBa,L (normalised to cell capacitance) declined by 50% after 24 h and recovered partially by days 4 and 6. The density of inward rectifier K current declined by 54% after 24 h and showed no recovery subsequently. In contrast, there was no significant decline in the density of transient outward K current after 24 h, but it declined subsequently by 65% after 6 days. We speculate that the time course of change in each ion channel density may reflect a change in pattern of ion channel expression, or differential membrane loss since the density of transverse tubules decreased by 57% after 6 days in culture. These results suggest that even by 24 h in culture, ion channel density in myocytes has changed substantially from the acutely isolated state.
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- J S Mitcheson
- Department of Physiology, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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Schackow TE, Decker RS, Ten Eick RE. Electrophysiology of adult cat cardiac ventricular myocytes: changes during primary culture. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1995; 268:C1002-17. [PMID: 7733221 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.268.4.c1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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To investigate the nature of electrophysiological changes in adult cat cardiac ventricular myocytes that may occur when cells are maintained in primary culture for 1-2 wk, the electrophysiology of cells freshly isolated from collagenase-perfused hearts (day 0 controls) was compared with that of cells maintained in primary culture for up to 14 days 1) on a two-dimensional (2D) surface (laminin-coated coverslips), which allowed for changes in cellular morphology, or 2) in a three-dimensional (3D) alginate matrix, which minimized changes in cell shape. Action potentials and whole cell ionic currents were recorded using a conventional whole cell patch technique. Whereas cellular resting potential and the depth of the "notch" terminating phase 1 were diminished relative to controls in 2D- and 3D-cultured cells, the action potential duration and the incidence of early afterdepolarizations (EADs) were increased relative to controls in 2D- but not in 3D-cultured cells. Corresponding alterations in whole cell ionic currents included a 40% reduction in inwardly rectifying K current (IK1) conductance (GK1) and a 90% reduction in transient outward K current (Ito) conductance (Gto) in 2D- and 3D-cultured cells relative to day 0 controls and a 50% increase in L-type Ca current (ICa-L) conductance (GCa-L) in 2D-cultured cells relative to 3D-cultured cells and day 0 controls. The reduction in Gto in long-term culture was half-maximal by days 7 and 8 and could not be attributed to reduced Ito availability, involvement of a noninactivating Ito, the cell culture procedure itself, or the presence of serum in the culture media. Gto was larger in day 0 cells from a heart with right ventricular hypertrophy than in day 0 normal control cells and was reduced subsequent to placement of cells in 3D culture for 19 days. The results suggest that long-term culture and change in cellular morphology can affect the electrophysiology of cardiac ventricular myocytes.
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- T E Schackow
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Schackow TE, Sheets MF, Decker RS, Ten Eick RE. Alteration of the sodium current in cat cardiac ventricular myocytes during primary culture. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1995; 268:C993-1001. [PMID: 7733248 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.268.4.c993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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To determine the response of cardiac Na current (INa) in adult cardiac ventricular myocytes to culture, single isolated ventricular myocytes from collagenase-perfused adult cat hearts were placed in primary culture for up to 2 wk on a two-dimensional (2D) surface (laminin-coated coverslips), which allowed the morphology of the myocytes to change markedly, or in a three-dimensional matrix (3D) of alginate, in which cell shape changed only minimally. Action potentials and INa were recorded from groups of 1) freshly isolated myocytes serving as the control (day 0),2) cells maintained in 2D culture for 9-14 days (2D, day 9-14), and 3) cells cultured in alginate for 9-14 days (3D, day 9-14) with use of a conventional whole cell patch technique. Maximal upstroke velocity (Vmax) of the action potential was reduced by approximately 50% in 2D- and 3D-cultured cells relative to controls. INa in 2D- and 3D-cultured cells was strikingly different from that in control myocytes. Half-maximal voltage (V 1/2) for the chord conductance-voltage relationship was shifted approximately 15 mV negatively to that for controls in 2D- and 3D-cultured cells. INa steady-state availability curve also shifted negatively relative to controls in 2D- and 3D-cultured myocytes, but the magnitude of this shift (approximately 16-20 mV) was greater than that for the chord conductance-voltage curve.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- T E Schackow
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Simpson DG, Terracio L, Terracio M, Price RL, Turner DC, Borg TK. Modulation of cardiac myocyte phenotype in vitro by the composition and orientation of the extracellular matrix. J Cell Physiol 1994; 161:89-105. [PMID: 7929612 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041610112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Cellular phenotype is the result of a dynamic interaction between a cell's intrinsic genetic program and the morphogenetic signals that serve to modulate the extent to which that program is expressed. In the present study we have examined how morphogenetic information might be stored in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and communicated to the neonatal heart cell (NHC) by the cardiac alpha 1 beta 1 integrin molecule. A thin film of type I collagen (T1C) was prepared with a defined orientation. This was achieved by applying T1C to the peripheral edge of a 100 mm culture dish. The T1C was then drawn across the surface of the dish in a continuous stroke with a sterile cell scraper and allowed to polymerize. When NHCs were cultured on this substrate, they spread, as a population, along a common axis in parallel with the gel lattice and expressed an in vivo-like phenotype. Individual NHCs displayed an elongated, rod-like shape and disclosed parallel arrays of myofibrils. These phenotypic characteristics were maintained for at least 4 weeks in primary culture. The evolution of this tissue-like organizational pattern was dependent upon specific interactions between the NHCs and the collagen-based matrix that were mediated by the cardiac alpha 1 beta 1 integrin complex. This conclusion was supported by a variety of experimental results. Altering the tertiary structure of the matrix or blocking the extracellular domains of either the cardiac alpha 1 or beta 1 integrin chain inhibited the expression of the tissue-like pattern of organization. Neither cell-to-cell contact or contractile function were necessary to induce the formation of the rod-like cell shape. However, beating activity was necessary for the assembly of a well-differentiated myofibrillar apparatus. These data suggest that the cardiac alpha 1 beta 1 integrin complex serves to detect and transduce phenotypic information stored within the tertiary structure of the surrounding matrix.
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- D G Simpson
- Department of Developmental Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina Medical School, Columbia 29208
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Simpson DG, Carver W, Borg TK, Terracio L. Role of mechanical stimulation in the establishment and maintenance of muscle cell differentiation. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1994; 150:69-94. [PMID: 8169083 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61537-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- D G Simpson
- Department of Developmental Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
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Messerli JM, Eppenberger-Eberhardt ME, Rutishauser BM, Schwarb P, von Arx P, Koch-Schneidemann S, Eppenberger HM, Perriard JC. Remodelling of cardiomyocyte cytoarchitecture visualized by three-dimensional (3D) confocal microscopy. HISTOCHEMISTRY 1993; 100:193-202. [PMID: 8244770 DOI: 10.1007/bf00269092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The break-down and reassembly of myofibrils in long-term cultures of adult rat cardiomyocytes was investigated by a novel combination of confocal laser scanning microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction, referred to as FTCS, to visualize the morphological changes these cells undergo in culture. FTCS is discussed as an alternative imaging mode to low-magnification scanning electron microscopy. The three-dimensional shape of the cells are correlated with the assembly state of myofibrils in different stages. Based on immunofluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy it was shown that myofibrils are degraded within a few days after plating and that newly assembled myofibrils are predominantly confined to the continuous area in the perinuclear region close to the membrane in contact with the substratum. The localization of myofibrils along the cell's vertical axis has been investigated both by optical sectioning using confocal light microscopy and by physical sectioning followed by transmission electron microscopy. Based on the distribution of myofibrillar proteins we propose a model of myofibrillar growth locating the putative assembly sites to a region concentric around the nuclei. We provide evidence that the cell shape is dominated by the myofibrillar apparatus.
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- J M Messerli
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute for Cell Biology, Zürich
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