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Induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling energetic alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Ramachandra, CJA; Mai Ja, KPM; Lin, Y-H; Shim, W; Boisvert, WA; Hausenloy, DJ; (2019) Induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling energetic alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Conditioning Medicine , 2 (4) pp. 142-151. Green open access

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Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most commonly inherited cardiac disorders that manifests with increased ventricular wall thickening, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, disarrayed myofibers and interstitial fibrosis. The major pathophysiological features include, diastolic dysfunction, obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract and cardiac arrhythmias. Mutations in genes that encode mostly for sarcomeric proteins have been associated with HCM but, despite the abundant research conducted to decipher the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease, it remains unclear as to how a primary defect in the sarcomere could lead to secondary phenotypes such as cellular hypertrophy. Mounting evidence suggests energy deficiency could be an important contributor of disease pathogenesis as well. Various animal models of HCM have been generated for gaining deeper insight into disease pathogenesis, however species variation between animals and humans, as well as the limited availability of human myocardial samples, has encouraged researchers to seek alternative 'humanized' models. Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), human cardiomyocytes (CMs) have been generated from patients with HCM for investigating disease mechanisms. While these HCM-iPSC models demonstrate most of the phenotypic traits, it is important to ascertain if they recapitulate all pathophysiological features, especially that of energy deficiency. In this review we discuss the currently established HCM-iPSC models with emphasis on altered energetics.

Type: Article
Title: Induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling energetic alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.conditionmed.org/Data/View/5940
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Open Access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
Keywords: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), cardiomyocytes, disease modelling, energetics, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), metabolism
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Pre-clinical and Fundamental Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10100457
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