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When left untreated, myocardial infarctions ("heart attacks") commonly cause severe damage or even death to the tissue of the myocardium. The typical human bodily response to tissue damage consists of fibroblast proliferation and scarring. While these mechanisms are effective in recovering function and overall viability, the resulting tissue does not always achieve the same level of performance as before.(1) Previous studies have shown improved success with repair and regeneration of vocal fold tissue, bone tissue, and even teeth accomplished through use of physiologically-relevant mechanical stimulation.(2) | |||
Thus, our hypothesis centers around the idea that since the mechanical properties of myocardial tissue play a significant role in proper overall function, perhaps carefully designed mechanical manipulation of damaged myocardial tissue can help improve upon current methods of scar reduction in cardiac tissue healing. | |||
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TopicTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine using physiologically-relevant mechanical stimuli (Tentative) Project Idea and OverviewRegeneration or repair of myocardial tissue by pulse vibrations using conditions previously shown to be conducive to skin wound healing. OVERALL GOAL: We would like to find if mechanical manipulation (with exact parameter values, if we're successful) is capable of reduce natural scarring of damaged myocardial tissue so as to rescue normal function and avoid deterioration natural mechanical and electrical properties of the tissue. BackgroundWhen left untreated, myocardial infarctions ("heart attacks") commonly cause severe damage or even death to the tissue of the myocardium. The typical human bodily response to tissue damage consists of fibroblast proliferation and scarring. While these mechanisms are effective in recovering function and overall viability, the resulting tissue does not always achieve the same level of performance as before.(1) Previous studies have shown improved success with repair and regeneration of vocal fold tissue, bone tissue, and even teeth accomplished through use of physiologically-relevant mechanical stimulation.(2) Thus, our hypothesis centers around the idea that since the mechanical properties of myocardial tissue play a significant role in proper overall function, perhaps carefully designed mechanical manipulation of damaged myocardial tissue can help improve upon current methods of scar reduction in cardiac tissue healing.
perform in vitro studies on cardiac tissue, combining physiologically-relevant mechanical stimuli with presence of certain growth factors that have been shown to have a positive effect on healing (minimal scarring) References
1. Palatinus JA, Rhett JM, Gourdie RG. Translational lessons from scarless healing of cutaneous wounds and regenerative repair of the myocardium. J Mol Cell Cardio. 2010;48:550-557.
2. Kutty JK, Webb K. Vibration stimulates vocal mucosa-like matrix expression by hydrogel-encapsulated fibroblasts. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2009;4:62-72.
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