Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Korea University College of Medicine, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
R&D Center for Companion Diagnostic, SOL Bio Corporation, Suite 510, 27, Seongsui-ro7-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04780, Korea.
Cells. 2021 Oct 14;10(10):2741. doi: 10.3390/cells10102741.
Mature cardiomyocytes (CMs) obtained from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have been required for more accurate in vitro modeling of adult-onset cardiac disease and drug discovery. Here, we found that FGF4 and ascorbic acid (AA) induce differentiation of BG01 human embryonic stem cell-cardiogenic mesoderm cells (hESC-CMCs) into mature and ventricular CMs. Co-treatment of BG01 hESC-CMCs with FGF4+AA synergistically induced differentiation into mature and ventricular CMs. FGF4+AA-treated BG01 hESC-CMs robustly released acute myocardial infarction (AMI) biomarkers (cTnI, CK-MB, and myoglobin) into culture medium in response to hypoxic injury. Hypoxia-responsive genes and potential cardiac biomarkers proved in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery diseases were induced in FGF4+AA-treated BG01 hESC-CMs in response to hypoxia based on transcriptome analyses. This study demonstrates that it is feasible to model hypoxic stress in vitro using hESC-CMs matured by soluble factors.
从人多能干细胞(hPSC)中获得的成熟心肌细胞(CM)对于更准确地体外模拟成人发病的心脏疾病和药物发现是必需的。在这里,我们发现 FGF4 和抗坏血酸(AA)可诱导 BG01 人胚胎干细胞-心脏中胚层细胞(hESC-CMC)分化为成熟和心室 CM。FGF4+AA 共同处理 BG01 hESC-CMC 可协同诱导分化为成熟和心室 CM。FGF4+AA 处理的 BG01 hESC-CM 在缺氧损伤时可有力地将急性心肌梗死(AMI)生物标志物(cTnI、CK-MB 和肌红蛋白)释放到培养基中。基于转录组分析,在缺氧条件下,BG01 hESC-CM 中可诱导出 FGF4+AA 处理的基因和潜在的心脏生物标志物,这些基因和生物标志物已被证明可用于诊断和预测冠状动脉疾病。本研究表明,使用成熟的可溶性因子的 hESC-CM 可在体外模拟缺氧应激。