Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the primary cause of death and disability around the world. Over the past decades, several conventional model systems based on two-dimensional (3D) monolayer cultures or experimental animals have been adopted to dissect and understand heart diseases in order to deve...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Jabri, Bader Taftafa, Abdulaziz Mhannayeh, Mohamed Alsharif, Tasnim Abbad, Sana Ahmed, Eman A. Alshehri, Abdulrahman Elsalti, Jibran Khan, Tanveer Ahmad Mir, Ahmed Yaqinuddin
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author Abdullah Jabri
Bader Taftafa
Abdulaziz Mhannayeh
Mohamed Alsharif
Tasnim Abbad
Sana Ahmed
Eman A. Alshehri
Abdulrahman Elsalti
Jibran Khan
Tanveer Ahmad Mir
Ahmed Yaqinuddin
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Jibran Khan
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description Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the primary cause of death and disability around the world. Over the past decades, several conventional model systems based on two-dimensional (3D) monolayer cultures or experimental animals have been adopted to dissect and understand heart diseases in order to develop treatment modalities. However, traditional models exhibit several limitations in recapitulating human-specific key physiological and pathological characteristics, which highlights the necessity of developing physiologically relevant models. In recent years, tissue engineering approaches have been extensively employed to generate revolutionary three-dimensional (3D) cardiac models. In particular, the combined use of various bioengineering strategies and cellular reprogramming approaches has facilitated the development of various models. This review presents an overview of different approaches (bioprinting, scaffolding, and electrospinning) for creating bioengineered cardiac tissue models. Next, a broad survey of recent research related to the modeling of various cardiac diseases is presented. Finally, current challenges and future directions are proposed to foster further developments in the field of cardiac tissue engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-be04101b2d1a49d6b3864469fa05e2722025-08-20T02:33:30ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542025-05-0112551810.3390/bioengineering12050518Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative TherapiesAbdullah Jabri0Bader Taftafa1Abdulaziz Mhannayeh2Mohamed Alsharif3Tasnim Abbad4Sana Ahmed5Eman A. Alshehri6Abdulrahman Elsalti7Jibran Khan8Tanveer Ahmad Mir9Ahmed Yaqinuddin10College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaTissue/Organ Bioengineering & BioMEMS Laboratory, Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (TR&I-Dpt), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaTissue/Organ Bioengineering & BioMEMS Laboratory, Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (TR&I-Dpt), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi ArabiaInternational School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul 34810, TurkeyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi ArabiaCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the primary cause of death and disability around the world. Over the past decades, several conventional model systems based on two-dimensional (3D) monolayer cultures or experimental animals have been adopted to dissect and understand heart diseases in order to develop treatment modalities. However, traditional models exhibit several limitations in recapitulating human-specific key physiological and pathological characteristics, which highlights the necessity of developing physiologically relevant models. In recent years, tissue engineering approaches have been extensively employed to generate revolutionary three-dimensional (3D) cardiac models. In particular, the combined use of various bioengineering strategies and cellular reprogramming approaches has facilitated the development of various models. This review presents an overview of different approaches (bioprinting, scaffolding, and electrospinning) for creating bioengineered cardiac tissue models. Next, a broad survey of recent research related to the modeling of various cardiac diseases is presented. Finally, current challenges and future directions are proposed to foster further developments in the field of cardiac tissue engineering.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/12/5/518bioengineeringcardiovascular systemin vitro modelsdisease modelingregenerative medicine
spellingShingle Abdullah Jabri
Bader Taftafa
Abdulaziz Mhannayeh
Mohamed Alsharif
Tasnim Abbad
Sana Ahmed
Eman A. Alshehri
Abdulrahman Elsalti
Jibran Khan
Tanveer Ahmad Mir
Ahmed Yaqinuddin
Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
Bioengineering
bioengineering
cardiovascular system
in vitro models
disease modeling
regenerative medicine
title Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
title_full Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
title_fullStr Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
title_short Cardiac Tissue Engineering for Translational Cardiology: From In Vitro Models to Regenerative Therapies
title_sort cardiac tissue engineering for translational cardiology from in vitro models to regenerative therapies
topic bioengineering
cardiovascular system
in vitro models
disease modeling
regenerative medicine
url https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/12/5/518
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