A Systemized Approach to Investigate Ca(2+) Synchronization in Clusters of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem-Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Aled R JonesChristopher H George

Abstract

Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (IPS-CM) are considered by many to be the cornerstone of future approaches to repair the diseased heart. However, current methods for producing IPS-CM typically yield highly variable populations with low batch-to-batch reproducibility. The underlying reasons for this are not fully understood. Here we report on a systematized approach to investigate the effect of maturation in embryoid bodies (EB) vs. "on plate" culture on spontaneous activity and regional Ca(2+) synchronization in IPS-CM clusters. A detailed analysis of the temporal and spatial organization of Ca(2+) spikes in IPS-CM clusters revealed that the disaggregation of EBs between 0.5 and 2 weeks produced IPS-CM characterized by spontaneous beating and high levels of regional Ca(2+) synchronization. These phenomena were typically absent in IPS-CM obtained from older EBs (>2 weeks). The maintenance of all spontaneously active IPS-CM clusters under "on plate" culture conditions promoted the progressive reduction in regional Ca(2+) synchronization and the loss of spontaneous Ca(2+) spiking. Raising the extracellular [Ca(2+)] surrounding these quiescent IPS-CM clusters from ~0.4 to 1.8 mM unmasked discrete behaviors typi...Continue Reading

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