Key result
Lentiviral vector-mediated regulation of bone morphogenetic protein-2 expression restored myocardial microtissue electrical activity and induced pacemaker-like activity in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
Why the study?
Does regulated BMP-2 expression modulate the electrical properties of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes?
Does regulated BMP-2 expression modulate the electrical properties of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes?
Regulated expression of BMP-2 using lentiviral vectors can restore and control the electrophysiological and pacemaker-like activity of engineered cardiomyocyte microtissues.
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Hypothesis-generating for engineered biological pacemakers; leaves open translation beyond neonatal rat models.
Sánchez-Bustamante et al. (2008) studied Pathologic cardiac rhythm initiation or impulse conduction. Lentivirus-derived particles to regulate BMP-2 gene expression was evaluated on Electrophysiological activity and pacemaker-like activity. Lentiviral vector-mediated regulation of bone morphogenetic protein-2 expression restored myocardial microtissue electrical activity and induced pacemaker-like activity in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
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