Next generation of heart regenerative therapies: progress and promise of cardiac tissue engineering.

ABSTRACT: The adult heart is a vital and highly specialized organ of the human body, with limited capability of self-repair and regeneration in case of injury or disease. Engineering biomimetic cardiac tissue to regenerate the heart has been an ambition in the field of tissue engineering, tracing back to the 1990s. Increased understanding of human stem cell biology and advances in process engineering have provided an unlimited source of cells, particularly cardiomyocytes, for the development of functional cardiac muscle, even though pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes poorly resemble those of the adult heart. This review outlines key biology-inspired strategies reported to improve cardiomyocyte maturation features and current biofabrication approaches developed to engineer clinically releva

SUBMITTER: Tenreiro MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature