Keeping the beat. Focus on “Enrichment of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in primary culture facilitates long-term maintenance of contractility in vitro”

2012 ◽  
Vol 303 (12) ◽  
pp. C1218-C1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Konhilas ◽  
Samantha M. Behunin ◽  
Ronald M. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Primary Culture ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Term Maintenance

Enrichment of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in primary culture facilitates long-term maintenance of contractility in vitro

2012 ◽  
Vol 303 (12) ◽  
pp. C1220-C1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phong D. Nguyen ◽  
Sarah T. Hsiao ◽  
Priyadharshini Sivakumaran ◽  
Shiang Y. Lim ◽  
Rodney J. Dilley
Keyword(s):  
Cell Sorting ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Long Term Culture ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Cardiomyocyte Population ◽  
Term Maintenance ◽  
Tetramethylrhodamine Methyl Ester

Long-term culture of primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes is limited by the loss of spontaneous contractile phenotype within weeks in culture. This may be due to loss of contractile cardiomyocytes from the culture or overgrowth of the non-cardiomyocyte population. Using the mitochondria specific fluorescent dye, tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester perchlorate (TMRM), we showed that neonatal rat cardiomyocytes enriched by fluorescence-activated cell sorting can be maintained as contractile cultures for long periods (24-wk culture vs. 2 wk for unsorted cardiomyocytes). Long-term culture of this purified cardiomyocyte (TMRM high) population retained the expression of cardiomyocyte markers, continued calcium cycling, and displayed cyclic electrical activity that could be regulated pharmacologically. These findings suggest that non-cardiomyocyte populations can negatively influence contractility of cardiomyocytes in culture and that by purifying cardiomyocytes, the cultures retain potential as an experimental model for longitudinal studies of cardiomyocyte biology in vitro.

scholarly journals Aldosterone increases T-type calcium channel expression and in vitro beating frequency in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

2005 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
N LALEVEE ◽  
M REBSAMEN ◽  
S BARRERELEMAIRE ◽  
E PERRIER ◽  
J NARGEOT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Channel ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Channel Expression ◽  
Beating Frequency

scholarly journals Ginsenoside Rb1 Protects Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes from Hypoxia/Ischemia Induced Apoptosis and Inhibits Activation of the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Yan ◽  
Jinwen Tian ◽  
Hongjin Wu ◽  
Yuna Liu ◽  
Jianxun Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Ginsenoside Rb1 ◽  
Caspase 9 ◽  
Apoptotic Pathway ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Hypoxia Ischemia

Aim. To investigate the effect of Ginsenoside Rb1 (GS-Rb1) on hypoxia/ischemia (H/I) injury in cardiomyocytesin vitroand the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway mediated mechanism.Methods. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) for the H/I groups were kept in DMEM without glucose and serum, and were placed into a hypoxic jar for 24 h. GS-Rb1 at concentrations from 2.5 to 40 µM was given during hypoxic period for 24 h. NRCMs injury was determined by MTT and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage assay. Cell apoptosis, ROS accumulation, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were assessed by flow cytometry. Cytosolic translocation of mitochondrial cytochrome c and Bcl-2 family proteins were determined by Western blot. Caspase-3 and caspase-9 activities were determined by the assay kit.Results. GS-Rb1 significantly reduced cell death and LDH leakage induced by H/I. It also reduced H/I induced NRCMs apoptosis induced by H/I, in accordance with a minimal reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst. Moreover, GS-Rb1 markedly decreased the translocation of cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol, increased the Bcl-2/ Bax ratio, and preserved mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm). Its administration also inhibited activities of caspase-9 and caspase-3.Conclusion. Administration of GS-Rb1 during H/Iin vitrois involved in cardioprotection by inhibiting apoptosis, which may be due to inhibition of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.

scholarly journals Effects of the Delta Opioid Receptor Agonist DADLE in a Novel Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Model on Human and Rat-Engineered Heart Tissue: A Pilot Study

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1309
Author(s):  
Sandra Funcke ◽  
Tessa R. Werner ◽  
Marc Hein ◽  
Bärbel M. Ulmer ◽  
Arne Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Heart Tissue ◽  
Contractile Force ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Engineered Heart Tissue ◽  
Hypoxia Reoxygenation

Intermittent hypoxia and various pharmacological compounds protect the heart from ischemia reperfusion injury in experimental approaches, but the translation into clinical trials has largely failed. One reason may lie in species differences and the lack of suitable human in vitro models to test for ischemia/reperfusion. We aimed to develop a novel hypoxia-reoxygenation model based on three-dimensional, spontaneously beating and work performing engineered heart tissue (EHT) from rat and human cardiomyocytes. Contractile force, the most important cardiac performance parameter, served as an integrated outcome measure. EHTs from neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were subjected to 90 min of hypoxia which led to cardiomyocyte apoptosis as revealed by caspase 3-staining, increased troponin I release (time control vs. 24 h after hypoxia: cTnI 2.7 vs. 6.3 ng/mL, ** p = 0.002) and decreased contractile force (64 ± 6% of baseline) in the long-term follow-up. The detrimental effects were attenuated by preceding the long-term hypoxia with three cycles of 10 min hypoxia (i.e., hypoxic preconditioning). Similarly, [d-Ala2, d-Leu5]-enkephalin (DADLE) reduced the effect of hypoxia on force (recovery to 78 ± 5% of baseline with DADLE preconditioning vs. 57 ± 5% without, p = 0.012), apoptosis and cardiomyocyte stress. Human EHTs presented a comparable hypoxia-induced reduction in force (55 ± 5% of baseline), but DADLE failed to precondition them, likely due to the absence of δ-opioid receptors. In summary, this hypoxia-reoxygenation in vitro model displays cellular damage and the decline of contractile function after hypoxia allows the investigation of preconditioning strategies and will therefore help us to understand the discrepancy between successful conditioning in vitro experiments and its failure in clinical trials.

A cardiac α-actin (ACTC1) p. Gly247Asp mutation inhibits SRF-signaling in vitro in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

2019 ◽  
Vol 518 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Yusuf Rangrez ◽  
Lucia Kilian ◽  
Katharina Stiebeling ◽  
Sven Dittmann ◽  
Eric Schulze-Bahr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes

scholarly journals Aldosterone Rapidly Represses Protein Kinase C Activity in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes in Vitro

Endocrinology ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 138 (8) ◽  
pp. 3410-3416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuhisa Sato ◽  
Jun-Ping Liu ◽  
John W. Funder
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase C Activity

scholarly journals Safflor yellow A protects neonatal rat cardiomyocytes against anoxia/reoxygenation injury in vitro

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-lin Duan ◽  
Jing-wen Wang ◽  
Yue Guan ◽  
Ying Yin ◽  
Guo Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Reoxygenation Injury

scholarly journals Beta-1-Adrenergic Receptors Mediate Nrf2-HO-1-HMGB1 Axis Regulation to Attenuate Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Cardiomyocytes Injury in Vitro

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 767-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jichun Wang ◽  
Xiaorong Hu ◽  
Jing Xie ◽  
Weipan Xu ◽  
Hong Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Adrenergic Receptors ◽  
Pi3k Inhibitor ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Nf Kappab ◽  
Cultured Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Hypoxia Reoxygenation

Backgroud/Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of beta1-adrenergic receptors (β1-ARs) -mediated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)-high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) axis regulation in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Methods: The neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes were concentration-dependently pretreated by dobutamine (DOB), a selective β1-adrenergic receptor agonist, in the absence and/or presence of LY294002 (a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor), SB203580 (a p38mitogen-activated-protein kinase (p38MAPK) inhibitor), Nrf2siRNA and HO-1siRNA, respectively, and then treated by H/R. The effects and mechanisms by which H/R-induced cardiomyocytes injury were evaluated. Results: Significant increase of HO-1 was found in neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes treated with DOB, when compared to the control group. Significant change for Nrf2 translocation was also revealed in neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes treated with DOB. Insignificant decreases of NF-kappaB p65 activation and HMGB1 release were observed in H/R-induced neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes treated with DOB, when compared to the control group. Importantly, DOB treatment significantly increased the cell viability and decreased the levels of LDH and MDA in H/R-induced cardiomyocytes injury. However, DOB failed to increase HO-1, inhibit NF-kappaB p65 activation, prevent HMGB1 release and attenuate H/R-induced cardiomyocytes injury when the cultured cardiomyocytes were pretreated by Nrf2siRNA, HO-1siRNA, PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) and p38MAPK inhibitor (SB203580), respectively. Conclusions: β1-ARs-mediated Nrf2-HO-1-HMGB1 axis regulation plays a critical protective role in H/R-induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes injury in vitro via PI3K/p38MAPK signaling pathway.

Response of Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes to Repetitive Mechanical Stimulation In Vitro

1995 ◽  
Vol 752 (1 Cardiac Growt) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
HERMAN H. VANDENBURGH ◽  
ROSA SOLERSSI ◽  
JANET SHANSKY ◽  
JOHN W. ADAMS ◽  
SCOTT A. HENDERSON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stimulation ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes
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