Dynamic loading of human engineered heart tissue enhances contractile function and drives a desmosome-linked disease phenotype

Abstract

A dynamic mechanical loading platform was developed to improve contractility of engineered heart tissues and study cardiac disease progression.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 21, 2021
Source ID
10.1126/scitranslmed.abd1817

Entities

People

  • Adam W Feinberg
  • Albert J. H. Suurmeijer
  • Alexander Teplenin
  • Andrew R Lee
  • Anna Kalmykov
  • Brian Coffin
  • Daniel A Pijnappels
  • Daniel J Shiwarski
  • Duco Kramer
  • Ivan Batalov
  • Jacqueline Bliley
  • Jan D.H. Jongbloed
  • Joshua Tashman
  • Linda Volkers
  • M. Vermeer
  • Maria C. Bolling
  • Martijn Hoes
  • Nils Bomer
  • Peter van der Meer
  • Rachelle N Palchesko
  • Rebecca M. Duffy
  • Rudolf Allert de Boer
  • Yan Sun

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Human Frontier Science Program
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Groningen

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Molecular Genetics