TY - JOUR
T1 - Induced pluripotent stem cells as a disease model for studying inherited arrhythmias
T2 - Promises and hurdles
AU - Lui, Kathy O.
AU - Stachel, Maxine W.
AU - Lieu, Deborah
AU - Li, Ronald A.
AU - Bu, Lei
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Cardiac ion channel mutations can lead to alterations of action potential and/or conduction properties, and consequently, arrhythmias. Although sudden cardiac death is a common manifestation of inherited arrhythmias, many aspects of the underlying mechanisms remain undefined. In addition to their potential for cell-based therapies, patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) also offer an expandable source of human cardiomyocytes for disease modeling, high-throughput drug screening and cardiotoxicity testing. Here, we review current efforts of using iPSC to model monogenetic arrhythmic diseases and discuss the associated challenges.
AB - Cardiac ion channel mutations can lead to alterations of action potential and/or conduction properties, and consequently, arrhythmias. Although sudden cardiac death is a common manifestation of inherited arrhythmias, many aspects of the underlying mechanisms remain undefined. In addition to their potential for cell-based therapies, patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) also offer an expandable source of human cardiomyocytes for disease modeling, high-throughput drug screening and cardiotoxicity testing. Here, we review current efforts of using iPSC to model monogenetic arrhythmic diseases and discuss the associated challenges.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ddmod.2012.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ddmod.2012.09.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876694169
VL - 9
JO - Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models
JF - Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models
SN - 1740-6757
IS - 4
ER -