Publication Date:
1994-04-01
Description:
Fetal cardiomyocytes isolated from transgenic mice carrying a fusion gene of the alpha-cardiac myosin heavy chain promoter with a beta-galactosidase reporter were examined for their ability to form stable intracardiac grafts. Embryonic day 15 transgenic cardiomyocytes delivered directly into the myocardium of syngeneic hosts formed stable grafts, as identified by nuclear beta-galactosidase activity. Grafted cardiomyocytes were observed as long as 2 months after implantation, the latest date assayed. Intracardiac graft formation did not induce overtly negative effects on the host myocardium and was not associated with chronic immune rejection. Electron microscopy revealed the presence of nascent intercalated disks connecting the engrafted fetal cardiomyocytes and the host myocardium. These results suggest that intracardiac grafting might provide a useful approach for myocardial repair, provided that the grafted cells can contribute to myocardial function.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Soonpaa, M H -- Koh, G Y -- Klug, M G -- Field, L J -- HL45453/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1994 Apr 1;264(5155):98-101.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-4800.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8140423" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cell Communication
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Cell Differentiation
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Cell Nucleus/metabolism
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*Cell Transplantation
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DNA/biosynthesis
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DNA Primers
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Electrocardiography
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Fetal Heart/*cytology
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*Fetal Tissue Transplantation
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Gap Junctions/physiology/ultrastructure
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Genetic Markers
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Heart/physiology
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Intercellular Junctions/physiology/*ultrastructure
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Mice
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Mice, Transgenic
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myocardium/*cytology/ultrastructure
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beta-Galactosidase/analysis
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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