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Cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, and cardiomyopathy, persist as a leading global cause of death. Current treatment options have inherent limitations, particularly in terms of cardiac regeneration due to the limited regenerative capacity of adult human hearts. The transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) has emerged as a promising and potential solution to address this challenge. This review aims to summarize the latest advancements and prospects of PSC-CM transplantation (PCT), along with the existing constraints, such as immune rejection and engraftment arrhythmias, and corresponding solutions. Encompassing a comprehensive range from fundamental research findings and preclinical experiments to ongoing clinical trials, we hope to offer insights into PCT from bench to bedside.
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J Clin Invest
September 2025
Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Understanding the genetic causes of diseases affecting pancreatic β cells and neurons can give insights into pathways essential for both cell types. Microcephaly, epilepsy and diabetes syndrome (MEDS) is a congenital disorder with two known aetiological genes, IER3IP1 and YIPF5. Both genes encode proteins involved in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to Golgi trafficking.
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Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are highly compartmentalized neurons whose long axons serve as the sole connection between the eye and the brain. In both injury and disease, RGC degeneration occurs in a similarly compartmentalized manner, with distinct molecular and cellular responses in the axonal and somatodendritic regions. The goal of this study was to establish a microfluidic-based platform to investigate RGC compartmentalization in both health and disease states.
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September 2025
Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
Mutations in Delta Like Non-Canonical Notch Ligand 1 (DLK1), a paternally expressed imprinted gene, underlie central precocious puberty (CPP), yet the mechanism remains unclear. To test the hypothesis that DLK1 plays a role in gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neuron ontogeny, 75 base pairs were deleted in both alleles of DLK1 exon 3 with CRISPR-Cas9 in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). This line, exhibiting More than 80% loss of DLK1 protein, was differentiated into GnRH neurons by dual SMAD inhibition (dSMADi), FGF8 treatment and Notch inhibition, as previously described, however, it did not exhibit accelerated GNRH1 expression.
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Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, PR China.
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September 2025
Cell Biology and Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
Chromatin dynamics play a crucial role in cellular differentiation, yet tools for studying global chromatin mobility in living cells remain limited. Here, a novel probe is developeded for the metabolic labeling of chromatin and tracking its mobility during neural differentiation. The labeling system utilizes a newly developed silicon rhodamine-conjugated deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP).
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