Insights to Heart Development and Cardiac Disease Models Using Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived 3D Organoids

Medical research in the recent years has achieved significant progress due to the increasing prominence of organoid technology. Various developed tissue organoids bridge the limitations of conventional 2D cell culture and animal models by recapitulating cellular complexity. Current 3D cardiac organo...

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Published in:Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2021-12, Vol.9, p.788955-788955
Main Authors: Pang, Jeremy Kah Sheng, Ho, Beatrice Xuan, Chan, Woon-Khiong, Soh, Boon-Seng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biomaterials
cardiovascular disease modelling
Cell and Developmental Biology
drug screening
embryonic development
organoid systems
stem cell
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Summary:Medical research in the recent years has achieved significant progress due to the increasing prominence of organoid technology. Various developed tissue organoids bridge the limitations of conventional 2D cell culture and animal models by recapitulating cellular complexity. Current 3D cardiac organoid cultures have shown their utility in modelling key developmental hallmarks of heart organogenesis, but the complexity of the organ demands a more versatile model that can investigate more fundamental parameters, such as structure, organization and compartmentalization of a functioning heart. This review will cover the prominence of cardiac organoids in recent research, unpack current 3D models of the developing heart and look into the prospect of developing physiologically appropriate cardiac organoids with translational applicability. In addition, we discuss some of the limitations of existing cardiac organoid models in modelling embryonic development of the heart and manifestation of cardiac diseases.
ISSN:2296-634X
2296-634X
DOI:10.3389/fcell.2021.788955