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12 August 2021: Review Articles

Recent Advances in Maturation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Promoted by Mechanical Stretch

Xingwang Gu 1ABCF , Fan Zhou 2ABEF* , Junsheng Mu 3ADFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931063

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931063

Table 2 Recent studies focused on the maturation of PSC-CMs promoted by mechanical stretch since 2015.

Publication year & main authorCell typesStimulationsParameters of mechanical stretchImpact of stretch on structureImpact of stretch on function
2020KreutzerhiPSC-CMsMechanical stretch only
2019LabargehiPSC-CMs
2018Ronaldson-BouchardhiPSC-CMsElectrical stimulation induced mechanical stretch
2018OvchinnikovahESC-CMsMechanical stretch only
2018AbilezhiPSC-CMs; hESC-CMsMechanical stretch only
2017ZhanghESC-CMsMechanical stretch on hESC-CMs cocultured with Nicole cells
2017ShenhESC-CMs; mESC-CMsIncreased expression of cardiac genes in mESC-CMs, especially under 5% elongationProper cardiac electrophysiology, Ca2+ handling and responses to Nifedipine in hESC-CMs under combining stimulation
2017KrollhiPSC-CMsNo improvements in neither microstructure nor expression of cardiac genes under single mechanical stretchIncreased percentage of the cells expressing the L-type membrane current under single mechanical stretch
2016RuanhiPSC-CMs
2015RuanhESC and hiPSC-derived cardiovascular progenitors (CVP)Mechanical stretch in 3D microenvironment
2015QihESC-CMsMechanical stretch onlyRealignment of hESC-CMs in the direction transverse to the direction of stretch, with the percentage of realigned cells positively correlated with the degree of elongation

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