The Current Status of iPS Cells in Cardiac Research and Their Potential for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

last updated: 2014-02-07
TitleThe Current Status of iPS Cells in Cardiac Research and Their Potential for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Publication TypePapers in Scientific Journals
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsMartins A. M., Vunjak-Novakovic G., and Reis R. L.
Abstract

The recent availability of human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells opens new opportunities to build in vitro models of cardiac disease, screening for new drugs, and patient-specific cardiac therapy. Notably, the use of iPS cells enables studies in the wide pool of genotypes and phenotypes. We describe progress in reprogramming of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells towards the cardiac lineage/differentiation. The focus is on challenges of cardiac disease modeling using iPS cells and their potential to produce safe, effective and affordable therapies/applications with the emphasis of cardiac tissue engineering. We also discuss implications of human iPS cells to biological research and some of the future needs.

JournalStem Cell Reviews and Reports
Date Published2014-01-15
PublisherSpringer
DOI10.1007/s12015-013-9487-7
URLhttp://download.springer.com/static/pdf/273/art%253A10.1007%252Fs12015-013-9487-7.pdf?auth66=1391958480_1baa901e13c8f36ca3e2b37135ad4a32&ext=.pdf
KeywordsCardiac differentiation, Cardiac disease models, Cardiac tissue engineering, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Patient-specific stem cells, Pluripotency, regenerative medicine, Reprogramming
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Peer reviewedyes
Statuspublished

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