title: Natural cardiac extracellular matrix hydrogels for cultivation of human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.
abstract: Biomaterial scaffolds made of natural and synthetic materials are designed to serve as a structural and informational template for cell attachment and tissue formation. The use of native extracellular matrix (ECM) is of special interest for the culture of cardiac stem and progenitor cells due to the presence of intrinsic regulatory factors regulating cardiac function. We describe here how to obtain native ECM hydrogels from porcine hearts for the culture of human embryonic, induced pluripotent, and somatic stem cells for cardiac tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.
authors: New York Stem Cell Foundation, 1995 Broadway Suite 600, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors: Donald O
authors: DO
authors: Freytes
authors: John D
authors: JD
authors: O'Neill
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Duan-Arnold
authors: Emily A
authors: EA
authors: Wrona
authors: Gordana
authors: G
authors: Vunjak-Novakovic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D020107:Troponin T / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D020107:Troponin T