Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (7): 1313-1318.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.07.028

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Three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes

Wang Hui-ling, Guo Zhi-kun   

  1. Key Laboratory for Medical Tissue Regeneration of Henan Province, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2012-06-05 Revised:2012-07-28 Online:2013-02-12 Published:2013-02-12
  • Contact: Guo Zhi-kun, Doctor, Professor, Key Laboratory for Medical Tissue Regeneration of Henan Province, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China gzk@xxmu.edu.cn
  • About author:Wang Hui-ling★, Studying for master’s degree, Key Laboratory for Medical Tissue Regeneration of Henan Province, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China mcolourful@126.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional culture can reproduce the in vivo growth of tissue cells, and it has become an important platform to study tumor drug resistance, invasion and the tumor microenvironment.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the experimental studies about three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes and the existing problems.
METHODS: CNKI and PubMed (January 1994 to January 2012) were searched for the related articles about three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes using the keywords of “three-dimensional culture, cardiac cell” in Chinese and English, respectively. There were 828 articles after the initial survey, and 36 articles related to three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes were included in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Looking for an ideal seed cell meeting the requirements and easy to operate is the key of the three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes, while the spatial growth of the seed cells require a scaffold to be adhered. The scaffold ensures the appropriate spatial distribution and cell contact among the seed cells, and can provide the signal to induce cell growth and differentiation. Three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes provides a new approach for myocardial repair. Although three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes in myocardial tissue engineering has made gratifying achievements, there are still many problems to be solved, among which, the vascularization of myocardial tissue is the focus of researchers.

Key words: tissue construction, academic discussion of tissue construction, cardiomyocytes, three-dimensional culture, myocardial revascularization, myocardial repair, scaffold materials, seed cells, tissue engineering

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