In Vitro Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes

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Abstract

Functional cardiomyocytes can be efficiently derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), which collectively include embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. This cellular platform presents exciting new opportunities for development of pharmacologically relevant in vitro screens to detect cardiotoxicity, validate novel drug candidates in preclinical trials and understand complex congenital cardiovascular disorders, to advance current clinical therapies. Here, we discuss the progress and impediments the field has faced in using hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for these in vitro applications, and highlight that rigorous protocol optimisation and standardisation, scalability and automation are remaining obstacles for the generation of pure, mature and clinically relevant hPSC cardiomyocytes.

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Human pluripotent stem cells Cardiomyocytes Drug screening Toxicology Safety pharmacology Disease modelling Genetic manipulation 
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Acknowledgments

The authors’ work is supported by the British Heart Foundation, Medical Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering & Modelling (STEM)University of NottinghamNottinghamUK

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