Differentiation of rat embryonic stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes

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摘要 Rats(Rattusnorvegicus)havemanyadvantagesovermiceinscientificstudies,forexample,theyaremorerelevanttohumaninphysiologicalandpharmacologicalresponses.Therefore,ratsarebroadlyusedinexperimentalstudies.Therecentbreakthroughinthegenerationofratembryonicstemcells(rESCs)opensthedoortoapplicationofgenetargetingtocreatemodelsforthestudyofhumandiseases.Inaddition,theinvitrodifferentiationofrESCsintoderivativesofthreegermlineswillserveasapowerfultoolandresourcefortheinvestigationofmammaliandevelopment,cellfunction,tissuerepair,anddrugdiscovery.However,thedistinctcultureconditionandsignalinhibitor-dependedmaintenanceofrESCsstandasaconsiderablechallengeforitsinvitrodifferentiation.Toaddressit,weinvestigatedwhetherrESCsarecapableofformingterminaldifferentiatedcardiomyocytes.Wefoundthattheembryoidbodies(EBs)-basedmethodusedinmouseESC(mESC)differentiationfailedtoworkinthecultivationofrESCs.WethenmodifiedthedifferentiationprotocolandsuccessfullydevelopedaninvitrodifferentiationsystemtodifferentiaterESCsintothreeembryonicgermlayers.Byusingthismethod,therESCsformspontaneousbeatingcardiomyocyteswiththepropertiessimilartothosederivedfromfetalratheartsandmESCs.Thisuniquecellularsystemwillprovideanewapproachtostudytheearlydevelopmentandcardiacfunctionaswellastoperformpharmacologicaltestandcelltherapystudy(Grants:theStateMajorResearchProgramofChina(2009ZX09503-024,2010CB945603)andCAS(XDA01030000).
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出处 《岭南心血管病杂志》 2011年S1期
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出版日期 2011年12月05日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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