Article
Susceptibility to innate immune activation in genetically mediated myocarditis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 16 May 2024
Selgrade Daniel F, Fullenkamp Dominic E, Chychula Ivana A, Li Binjie, Dellefave-Castillo Lisa, Dubash Adi D, Ohiri Joyce, Monroe Tanner O, Blancard Malorie, Tomar Garima, Holgren Cory, Burridge Paul W, George Alfred L, Demonbreun Alexis R, Puckelwartz Megan J, George Sharon A, Efimov Igor R, Green Kathleen J, McNally Elizabeth M
Abstract excerpt
Myocarditis is clinically characterized by chest pain, arrhythmias, and heart failure, and treatment is often supportive. Mutations in DSP, a gene encoding the desmosomal protein desmoplakin, have been increasingly implicated in myocarditis. To model DSP-associated myocarditis and assess the role of innate immunity, we generated engineered heart tissues (EHTs) using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived...
Topics
- Humans
- Myocarditis
- Immunity, Innate
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Myocytes, Cardiac
- Male
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Female
