title: Heart-on-a-chip based on stem cell biology.
abstract: Heart diseases are one of the main causes of death around the world. The great challenge for scientists is to develop new therapeutic methods for these types of ailments. Stem cells (SCs) therapy could be one of a promising technique used for renewal of cardiac cells and treatment of heart diseases. Conventional in vitro techniques utilized for investigation of heart regeneration do not mimic natural cardiac physiology. Lab-on-a-chip systems may be the solution which could allow the creation of a heart muscle model, enabling the growth of cardiac cells in conditions similar to in vivo conditions. Microsystems can be also used for differentiation of stem cells into heart cells, successfully. It will help better understand of proliferation and regeneration ability of these cells. In this review, we present Heart-on-a-chip systems based on cardiac cell culture and stem cell biology. This review begins with the description of the physiological environment and the functions of the heart. Next, we shortly described conventional techniques of stem cells differentiation into the cardiac cells. This review is mostly focused on describing Lab-on-a-chip systems for cardiac tissue engineering. Therefore, in the next part of this article, the microsystems for both cardiac cell culture and SCs differentiation into cardiac cells are described. The section about SCs differentiation into the heart cells is divided in sections describing biochemical, physical and mechanical stimulations. Finally, we outline present challenges and future research concerning Heart-on-a-chip based on stem cell biology.
authors: Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Microbioanalytics, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: ejastrzebska@ch.pw.edu.pl.
authors: Elzbieta
authors: E
authors: Jastrzebska
authors: Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Microbioanalytics, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Ewelina
authors: E
authors: Tomecka
authors: Department of Animal Environment Biology, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Iwona
authors: I
authors: Jesion
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology*; D012038:Regeneration; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology
keywords: Cardiac cells; Differentiation; Heart-on-a-chip; Lab-on-a-chip; Stem cells