Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Heart
failure
is
a
complex
syndrome
characterized
by
impaired
cardiac
function.
Despite
improvements
in
treatment,
the
prevalence
of
heart
continues
to
rise.
The
Cardiometabolic
Index
(CMI),
novel
measure
combining
abdominal
obesity
and
lipid
levels,
has
emerged
as
potential
predictor
metabolic
risk.
The Journal of Physiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 22, 2024
Abstract
This
paper
updates
and
builds
on
a
previous
White
Paper
in
this
journal
that
some
of
us
contributed
to
concerning
the
molecular
cellular
basis
cardiac
neurobiology
heart
disease.
Here
we
focus
recent
findings
underpin
autonomic
development,
novel
intracellular
pathways
neuroplasticity.
Throughout
highlight
unanswered
questions
areas
controversy.
Whilst
neurochemical
are
already
demonstrating
prognostic
viability
patients
with
failure,
also
discuss
opportunity
better
understand
sympathetic
impairment
by
using
patient
specific
stem
cells
provides
pathophysiological
contextualization
study
‘disease
dish’.
Novel
imaging
techniques
spatial
transcriptomics
facilitating
road
map
for
target
discovery
may
form
therapeutic
treat
dysautonomia.
image
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 56 - 56
Published: Feb. 4, 2025
To
enhance
the
differentiation
and
maturation
of
cardiomyocytes
derived
from
human
induced
pluripotent
stem
cells,
we
developed
a
bioreactor
system
that
simultaneously
imposes
biophysical
biochemical
stimuli
on
these
committed
cardiomyocytes.
The
cells
were
cultured
within
biohydrogels
composed
extracellular
matrix
extracted
goat
ventricles
purchased
rat-origin
collagen,
which
housed
in
elastic
PDMS
culture
chambers
bioreactor.
Elastic
flexible
electrodes
PEDOT/PSS,
latex,
graphene
flakes
embedded
hydrogels
chamber
walls,
allowing
cyclic
stretch
electrical
pulses
to
be
coordinately
applied
cells.
Furthermore,
dynamic
analysis
method
employing
transverse
forced
oscillation
theory
cantilever
was
used
analyze
discriminate
subtype-specific
beating
behavior
It
found
myosin
light
chain
2v
(MLC2v),
ventricular
cell
marker,
primarily
upregulated
aggregated
(+)
electrode
side,
while
with
faint
MLC2v
but
strong
cardiac
troponin
T
(cTNT)
expression
at
ground
(GND)
side.
mRNA
using
rtPCR
gel
dynamics
further
suggested
subtype
deviation
different
sides.
This
study
demonstrated
potential
our
enhancing
maturation,
it
showed
an
intriguing
phenomenon
cardiomyocyte
aggregation
electrodes,
may
into
new
separation
subtypes.
Genes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 212 - 212
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Background/Objectives:
Pediatric
hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
(HCM)
is
the
most
common
genetic
myocardial
disorder
in
children
and
a
leading
cause
of
sudden
cardiac
death
(SCD)
among
young.
Its
phenotypic
variability,
driven
by
incomplete
penetrance
variable
expressivity,
presents
significant
challenges
diagnosis
clinical
management.
Methods:
In
this
study,
we
report
unique
case
16-month-old
female
diagnosed
with
HCM
caused
rare
deletion.
Molecular
analysis
was
performed
using
multigene
panel
chromosomal
microarray
(CMA).
Results:
tests
identified
30
kb
deletion
encompassing
MYH6
MYH7
genes.
These
genes
are
critical
components
sarcomeric
architecture,
known
associations
to
other
cardiomyopathies.
Conclusions:
This
underscores
heterogeneity
HCM,
highlighting
importance
considering
genomic
deletions
involving
key
diagnostic
evaluation.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 13, 2025
The
transition
at
birth,
marked
by
increased
circulatory
demands
and
rapid
growth,
necessitates
extensive
remodeling
of
the
heart's
structure,
function,
metabolism.
This
transformation
requires
precise
spatial
temporal
coordination
among
diverse
cardiac
cell
types;
central
to
this
process
is
cardiomyocyte
maturation,
yet
regulatory
mechanisms
driving
these
changes
remain
poorly
understood.
Here,
we
present
a
atlas
postnatal
hearts
integrating
single-nucleus
transcriptomics
with
image-based
transcriptomics,
which
uncovers
dynamic
networks
maturation.
To
functionally
interrogate
candidate
regulators
in
vivo
,
developed
Probe-based
Indel-detectable
Perturb-seq
(PIP-seq),
high-throughput
platform
that
uses
probe-based
chemistry
directly
capture
sgRNA
expression,
perturbation
status,
transcriptomic
profiles
resolution.
Applying
PIP-seq
development
identified
21
novel
highlighting
critical
nodal
points
process.
Our
study
establishes
high-resolution
framework
for
dissecting
heart
development,
underscoring
integrative
highly
ordered
roles
microenvironment
intercellular
communication
Importantly,
enables
systematic,
exploration
gene
function
underlying
complex
biological
processes
their
native
context.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 21, 2025
Abstract
The
immaturity
of
human
induced
pluripotent
stem
cell-derived
cardiomyocytes
(iPSC-CMs)
is
a
major
limitation
for
their
use
in
drug
screening
to
identify
pro-arrhythmogenic
or
cardiotoxic
molecules.
Here,
we
demonstrate
an
approach
that
combines
lipid-enriched
maturation
medium
with
high
concentration
calcium,
nanopatterning
culture
surfaces
and
electrostimulation
generate
iPSC-CMs
advanced
electrophysiological,
structural
metabolic
phenotypes.
Systematic
testing
reveals
the
key
driver
enhanced
mitochondrial
development
improved
electrophysiological
properties
iPSC-CMs.
Increased
calcium
strongly
promotes
maturation,
while
primarily
facilitates
sarcomere
organisation
minor
effect
on
properties.
Transcriptome
analysis
activation
HMCES
TFAM
targets
contributes
development,
whereas
downregulation
MAPK/PI3K
SRF
associated
iPSC-CM
polyploidy.
These
findings
provide
mechanistic
insights
into
paving
way
pharmacological
responses
more
closely
resemble
those
adult
CMs.