Cell implantation offers an appealing avenue for heart repair after myocardial infarction(MI).Nevertheless,the implanted cells are subjected to the aberrant myocardial niche,which inhibits cell survival and maturation...Cell implantation offers an appealing avenue for heart repair after myocardial infarction(MI).Nevertheless,the implanted cells are subjected to the aberrant myocardial niche,which inhibits cell survival and maturation,posing significant challenges to the ultimate therapeutic outcome.The functional cardiac patches(CPs)have been proved to construct an elastic conductive,antioxidative,and angiogenic microenvironment for rectifying the aberrant microenvironment of the infarcted myocardium.More importantly,inducing implanted cardiomyocytes(CMs)adapted to the anisotropic arrangement of myocardial tissue by bioengineered structural cues within CPs are more conducive to MI repair.Herein,a functional Cig/(TA-Cu)CP served as biomimetic cardiac niche was fabricated based on structural anisotropic cigarette filter by modifying with tannic acid(TA)-chelated Cu2+(TA-Cu complex)via a green method.This CP possessed microstructural anisotropy,electrical conductivity and mechanical properties similar to natural myocardium,which could promote elongation,orientation,maturation,and functionalization of CMs.Besides,the Cig/(TA-Cu)CP could efficiently scavenge reactive oxygen species,reduce CM apoptosis,ultimately facilitating myocardial electrical integration,promoting vascular regeneration and improving cardiac function.Together,our study introduces a functional CP that integrates multimodal cues to create a biomimetic cardiac niche and provides an effective strategy for cardiac repair.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32071355,U21A20173,32071363,32201083)the National Key R&D program of China(2023YFC2412803,2022YFC2402801)+3 种基金Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2022A1515011888)the Marine Economy Development Project of Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province(No.GDNRC[2022]039)China Postdoctoral Fund Program(No.2021M701599)Shenzhen Fundamental Research Key Project(JCYJ20200109150641992).
文摘Cell implantation offers an appealing avenue for heart repair after myocardial infarction(MI).Nevertheless,the implanted cells are subjected to the aberrant myocardial niche,which inhibits cell survival and maturation,posing significant challenges to the ultimate therapeutic outcome.The functional cardiac patches(CPs)have been proved to construct an elastic conductive,antioxidative,and angiogenic microenvironment for rectifying the aberrant microenvironment of the infarcted myocardium.More importantly,inducing implanted cardiomyocytes(CMs)adapted to the anisotropic arrangement of myocardial tissue by bioengineered structural cues within CPs are more conducive to MI repair.Herein,a functional Cig/(TA-Cu)CP served as biomimetic cardiac niche was fabricated based on structural anisotropic cigarette filter by modifying with tannic acid(TA)-chelated Cu2+(TA-Cu complex)via a green method.This CP possessed microstructural anisotropy,electrical conductivity and mechanical properties similar to natural myocardium,which could promote elongation,orientation,maturation,and functionalization of CMs.Besides,the Cig/(TA-Cu)CP could efficiently scavenge reactive oxygen species,reduce CM apoptosis,ultimately facilitating myocardial electrical integration,promoting vascular regeneration and improving cardiac function.Together,our study introduces a functional CP that integrates multimodal cues to create a biomimetic cardiac niche and provides an effective strategy for cardiac repair.
