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Cellular Plasticity in the Cardiovascular System
1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Pharmacology, and Experimental Therapeutics, and 2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905; and 3Centre de Recherches de Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS FRE 2593, 34293 Montpellier, France
Submitted 31 December 2003 ; accepted in final form 22 March 2004
Conventional therapies for myocardial infarction attenuate disease progression without contributing significantly to repair. Because of the capacity for de novo cardiogenesis, embryonic stem cells are considered a potential source for myocardial regeneration, yet limited information is available on their ultimate therapeutic value. We treated infarcted rat hearts with CGR8 embryonic stem cells preexamined for cardiogenicity, serially probed left ventricular function, and determined final pathological outcome. Stem cell delivery generated new cardiomyocytes of embryonic stem cell origin that integrated with host myocardium within infarct regions. This resulted in a functional benefit within 3 wk that remained sustained over 12 wk of continuous follow-up and included a vigorous inotropic response to 
-adrenergic challenge. Integration of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes was associated with normalized ventricular architecture, little scar, and a decrease in signs of myocardial necrosis. In contrast, sham-treated infarcted hearts exhibited ventricular cavity dilation and aneurysm formation, poor ventricular function, and a lack of response to -adrenergic stimulation. No evidence of graft rejection, ectopy, sudden cardiac death, or tumor formation was observed after therapy. These findings indicate that embryonic stem cells, through differentiation within the host myocardium, can contribute to a stable beneficial outcome on contractile function and ventricular remodeling in the infarcted heart.
engraftment; xenotransplant; plasticity; cardiac differentiation; remodeling; heart
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