PMID- 23185681 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121128 LR - 20220309 IS - 2036-2579 (Electronic) IS - 1826-1868 (Print) IS - 1826-1868 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Jun 5 TI - Development of bioartificial myocardium by electrostimulation of 3D collagen scaffolds seeded with stem cells. PG - e14 LID - 10.4081/hi.2012.e14 [doi] LID - e14 AB - Electrostimulation (ES) can be defined as a safe physical method to induce stem cell differentiation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ES on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) seeded in collagen scaffolds in terms of proliferation and differentiation into cardiomyocytes. BMSCs were isolated from Wistar rats and seeded into 3D collagen type 1 templates measuring 25 x 25 x 6 mm. Bipolar in vitro ES was performed during 21 days. Electrical impedance and cell proliferation were measured. Expression of cardiac markers was assessed by immunocytochemistry. Viscoelasticity of collagen matrix was evaluated. Electrical impedance assessments showed a low resistance of 234+/-41 Ohms which indicates good electrical conductivity of collagen matrix. Cell proliferation at 570 nm as significantly increased in ES groups after seven day (ES 0.129+/-0.03 vs non-stimulated control matrix 0.06+/-0.01, P=0.002) and after 21 days, (ES 0.22+/-0.04 vs control 0.13+/-0.01, P=0.01). Immunocytoche mistry of BMSCs after 21 days ES showed positive staining of cardiac markers, troponin I, connexin 43, sarcomeric alpha-actinin, slow myosin, fast myosin and desmin. Staining for BMSCs marker CD29 after 21 days was negative. Electrostimulation of cell-seeded collagen matrix changed stem cell morphology and biochemical characteristics, increasing the expression of cardiac markers. Thus, MSC-derived differentiated cells by electrostimulation grafted in biological scaffolds might result in a convenient tissue engineering source for myocardial diseases. FAU - Haneef, Kanwal AU - Haneef K AD - University Paris Descartes, Pompidou Hospital, Laboratory of Biosurgical Research (LRB), Paris; FAU - Lila, Nermine AU - Lila N FAU - Benadda, Samira AU - Benadda S FAU - Legrand, Fabien AU - Legrand F FAU - Carpentier, Alain AU - Carpentier A FAU - Chachques, Juan C AU - Chachques JC LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20120918 PL - England TA - Heart Int JT - Heart international JID - 101541778 PMC - PMC3504306 OTO - NOTNLM OT - bioartificial myocardium. OT - cell conditioning OT - collagen scaffold OT - electrostimulation OT - heart failure OT - myocardial infarct OT - stem cells COIS- Conflict of interests: the authors report no potential conflict of interests. EDAT- 2012/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2012/11/28 06:01 PMCR- 2012/09/18 CRDT- 2012/11/28 06:00 PHST- 2012/04/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/08/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/08/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/11/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/11/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/09/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - hi.2012.e14 [pii] AID - 10.4081/hi.2012.e14 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Heart Int. 2012 Jun 5;7(2):e14. doi: 10.4081/hi.2012.e14. Epub 2012 Sep 18.