Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling

Abstract Heart-on-a-chip (HoC) devices have emerged as a powerful tool for studying the human heart's intricate functions and dysfunctions in vitro. Traditional preclinical models, such as 2D cell cultures model and animal model, have limitations in accurately predicting human response to cardi...

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Main Authors: Beiqin Liu, Shuyue Wang, Hong Ma, Yulin Deng, Jichen Du, Yimeng Zhao, Yu Chen
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05986-y
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author Beiqin Liu
Shuyue Wang
Hong Ma
Yulin Deng
Jichen Du
Yimeng Zhao
Yu Chen
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Shuyue Wang
Hong Ma
Yulin Deng
Jichen Du
Yimeng Zhao
Yu Chen
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description Abstract Heart-on-a-chip (HoC) devices have emerged as a powerful tool for studying the human heart's intricate functions and dysfunctions in vitro. Traditional preclinical models, such as 2D cell cultures model and animal model, have limitations in accurately predicting human response to cardiovascular diseases and treatments. The HoC approach addresses these shortcomings by recapitulating the microscale anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the heart, thereby providing a more clinically relevant platform for drug testing, disease modeling, and personalized therapy. Recent years have seen significant strides in HoC technology, driven by advancements in biomaterials, bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. Here, we first review the construction and on-chip detection in HoC. Then we introduce the current proceedings of in vitro models for studying cardiovascular diseases (CVD) based on the HoC platform, including ischemia and myocardial infarction, cardiac fibrosis, cardiac scar, myocardial hypertrophy and other CVD models. Finally, we discuss the future directions of HoC and related emerging technologies. Graphical Abstract
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spelling doaj-art-fd54a49064194d949aec4723fd3f77e52025-02-02T12:40:23ZengBMCJournal of Translational Medicine1479-58762025-01-0123112410.1186/s12967-024-05986-yHeart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modelingBeiqin Liu0Shuyue Wang1Hong Ma2Yulin Deng3Jichen Du4Yimeng Zhao5Yu Chen6Aerospace Medical Center, Aerospace Center HospitalSchool of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of TechnologySchool of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of TechnologySchool of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of TechnologyAerospace Medical Center, Aerospace Center HospitalSchool of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of TechnologyAerospace Medical Center, Aerospace Center HospitalAbstract Heart-on-a-chip (HoC) devices have emerged as a powerful tool for studying the human heart's intricate functions and dysfunctions in vitro. Traditional preclinical models, such as 2D cell cultures model and animal model, have limitations in accurately predicting human response to cardiovascular diseases and treatments. The HoC approach addresses these shortcomings by recapitulating the microscale anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the heart, thereby providing a more clinically relevant platform for drug testing, disease modeling, and personalized therapy. Recent years have seen significant strides in HoC technology, driven by advancements in biomaterials, bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. Here, we first review the construction and on-chip detection in HoC. Then we introduce the current proceedings of in vitro models for studying cardiovascular diseases (CVD) based on the HoC platform, including ischemia and myocardial infarction, cardiac fibrosis, cardiac scar, myocardial hypertrophy and other CVD models. Finally, we discuss the future directions of HoC and related emerging technologies. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05986-yHeart-on-a-chipIn vitro modelingOn-chip detectionCardiovascular diseasesDrug testing
spellingShingle Beiqin Liu
Shuyue Wang
Hong Ma
Yulin Deng
Jichen Du
Yimeng Zhao
Yu Chen
Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
Journal of Translational Medicine
Heart-on-a-chip
In vitro modeling
On-chip detection
Cardiovascular diseases
Drug testing
title Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
title_full Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
title_fullStr Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
title_full_unstemmed Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
title_short Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
title_sort heart on a chip a revolutionary organ on chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling
topic Heart-on-a-chip
In vitro modeling
On-chip detection
Cardiovascular diseases
Drug testing
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05986-y
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