Effects of Spaceflight on Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function

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With extended stays aboard the International Space Station (ISS) becoming commonplace, there is a need to better understand the effects of microgravity on cardiac function. We utilized human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) to study the effects of microgravity on cell-level cardiac function and gene expression. The hiPSC-CMs were cultured aboard the ISS for 5.5 weeks and their gene expression, structure, and functions were compared with ground control hiPSC-CMs. Exposure to microgravity on the ISS caused alterations in hiPSC-CM calcium handling. RNA-sequencing analysis demonstrated that 2,635 genes were differentially expressed among flight, post-flight, and ground control samples, including genes involved in mitochondrial metabolism. This study represents the first use of hiPSC technology to model the effects of spaceflight on human cardiomyocyte structure and function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Stem cell reports - 13(2019), 6 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 960-969

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wnorowski, Alexa [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Arun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Haodong [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Haodi [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Ning-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Sayed, Nazish [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chun [VerfasserIn]
Countryman, Stefanie [VerfasserIn]
Stodieck, Louis S [VerfasserIn]
Rubins, Kathleen H [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Sean M [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Peter H U [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Joseph C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Calcium
Calcium imaging
Cardiology
Cardiomyocytes
Heart
Induced pluripotent stem cells
Journal Article
Metabolism
Microgravity
Modeling
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
SY7Q814VUP
Spaceflight
Stem cell

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Date Completed 30.06.2020

Date Revised 30.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.10.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303122404