Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening

The preclinical evaluation of drug-induced cardiotoxicity is critical for developing novel drug, helping to avoid drug wastage and post-marketing withdrawal. Although human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) and the engineered heart organoid have been used for drug scree...

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Main Authors: Yu-hong Wang, Ting-ting Liu, Yan-ping Guo, Shuo-ji Zhu, Zi-ming Liao, Jia-mei Song, Xi-ming Zhu, Jia-liang Liang, Moussa Ide Nasser, Nan-bo Liu, De-hua Chang, Ping Zhu, Bin Yao
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author Yu-hong Wang
Ting-ting Liu
Yan-ping Guo
Shuo-ji Zhu
Zi-ming Liao
Jia-mei Song
Xi-ming Zhu
Jia-liang Liang
Moussa Ide Nasser
Nan-bo Liu
De-hua Chang
Ping Zhu
Bin Yao
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Nan-bo Liu
De-hua Chang
Ping Zhu
Bin Yao
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description The preclinical evaluation of drug-induced cardiotoxicity is critical for developing novel drug, helping to avoid drug wastage and post-marketing withdrawal. Although human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) and the engineered heart organoid have been used for drug screening and mimicking disease models, they are always limited by the immaturity and lack of functionality of the cardiomyocytes. In this study, we constructed a Cardiomyocytes-on-a-Chip (CoC) that combines micro-grooves (MGs) and circulating mechanical stimulation to recapitulate the well-organized structure and stable beating of myocardial tissue. The phenotypic changes and maturation of CMs cultured on the CoC have been verified and can be used for the evaluation of cardiotoxicity and cardioprotective drug responses. Taken together, these results highlight the ability of our myocardial microarray platform to accurately reflect clinical behaviour, underscoring its potential as a powerful pre-clinical tool for assessing drug response and toxicity.
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spelling doaj-art-df6a1f58f4ea42bab756be4d660bbc552025-01-26T05:04:26ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Bioactive Materials2452-199X2025-03-0145551566Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screeningYu-hong Wang0Ting-ting Liu1Yan-ping Guo2Shuo-ji Zhu3Zi-ming Liao4Jia-mei Song5Xi-ming Zhu6Jia-liang Liang7Moussa Ide Nasser8Nan-bo Liu9De-hua Chang10Ping Zhu11Bin Yao12Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China; Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, The 971th Hospital, Qingdao, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, China; School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, 510641, ChinaGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, China; Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, 113-8654, JapanAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, ChinaGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, ChinaGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, ChinaGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, China; Corresponding author. Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China.Department of Cell Therapy in Regenerative Medicine, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan; Corresponding author.Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Targeted Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiac Pathogenesis and Prevention, Guangdong, 510100, China; Corresponding author. Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510100, China.Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China; Corresponding author.The preclinical evaluation of drug-induced cardiotoxicity is critical for developing novel drug, helping to avoid drug wastage and post-marketing withdrawal. Although human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) and the engineered heart organoid have been used for drug screening and mimicking disease models, they are always limited by the immaturity and lack of functionality of the cardiomyocytes. In this study, we constructed a Cardiomyocytes-on-a-Chip (CoC) that combines micro-grooves (MGs) and circulating mechanical stimulation to recapitulate the well-organized structure and stable beating of myocardial tissue. The phenotypic changes and maturation of CMs cultured on the CoC have been verified and can be used for the evaluation of cardiotoxicity and cardioprotective drug responses. Taken together, these results highlight the ability of our myocardial microarray platform to accurately reflect clinical behaviour, underscoring its potential as a powerful pre-clinical tool for assessing drug response and toxicity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X24005292iPSC-CMsCardiac tissue engineeringMicro-groovesMechanical stretchingMicrofluidicsDrug screening
spellingShingle Yu-hong Wang
Ting-ting Liu
Yan-ping Guo
Shuo-ji Zhu
Zi-ming Liao
Jia-mei Song
Xi-ming Zhu
Jia-liang Liang
Moussa Ide Nasser
Nan-bo Liu
De-hua Chang
Ping Zhu
Bin Yao
Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
Bioactive Materials
iPSC-CMs
Cardiac tissue engineering
Micro-grooves
Mechanical stretching
Microfluidics
Drug screening
title Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
title_full Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
title_fullStr Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
title_full_unstemmed Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
title_short Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening
title_sort integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high fidelity drug screening
topic iPSC-CMs
Cardiac tissue engineering
Micro-grooves
Mechanical stretching
Microfluidics
Drug screening
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X24005292
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