The adaptive immune response to cardiac injury—the true roadblock to effective regenerative therapies?

Abstract The regenerative capacity of adult human tissues and organs is limited, but recent developments have seen the advent of promising new technologies for regenerative therapy. The human heart is of particular interest for regenerative medicine, as cardiac tissue damage is repaired by the forma...

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Autores principales: Susanne Sattler, Paul Fairchild, Fiona M. Watt, Nadia Rosenthal, Sian E. Harding
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:35bb4dd0174f489ebea55b1cf1e1acf32021-12-02T14:22:13ZThe adaptive immune response to cardiac injury—the true roadblock to effective regenerative therapies?10.1038/s41536-017-0022-32057-3995https://doaj.org/article/35bb4dd0174f489ebea55b1cf1e1acf32017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41536-017-0022-3https://doaj.org/toc/2057-3995Abstract The regenerative capacity of adult human tissues and organs is limited, but recent developments have seen the advent of promising new technologies for regenerative therapy. The human heart is of particular interest for regenerative medicine, as cardiac tissue damage is repaired by the formation of rigid scar tissue, which causes inevitable structural changes and progressive functional decline leading to heart failure. Cardiac regenerative medicine aims to prevent scar formation or replace existing scars to halt or reverse adverse remodeling and therapeutic approaches include the use of biomaterials, gene therapies, delivery of growth factors, and (stem) cell therapies. Regenerative therapies, however, face significant obstacles in a hostile microenvironment. While the early immune response to a myocardial infarct is essential to ensure tissue integrity and to avoid fatal cardiac rupture, excessive activation of endogenous repair mechanisms may lead to ongoing inflammation, fibrosis, and sustained autoimmune-mediated tissue damage. Anti-cardiac autoreactivity of the adaptive immune system has been suggested to be involved in structural remodeling, functional decline, and the development of heart failure. It is, therefore, crucial to first understand the endogenous response to cardiac tissue damage and how to restore immune tolerance to cardiac tissue, before additional regenerative therapies can achieve their full potential.Susanne SattlerPaul FairchildFiona M. WattNadia RosenthalSian E. HardingNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRENnpj Regenerative Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2017)
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Paul Fairchild
Fiona M. Watt
Nadia Rosenthal
Sian E. Harding
The adaptive immune response to cardiac injury—the true roadblock to effective regenerative therapies?
description Abstract The regenerative capacity of adult human tissues and organs is limited, but recent developments have seen the advent of promising new technologies for regenerative therapy. The human heart is of particular interest for regenerative medicine, as cardiac tissue damage is repaired by the formation of rigid scar tissue, which causes inevitable structural changes and progressive functional decline leading to heart failure. Cardiac regenerative medicine aims to prevent scar formation or replace existing scars to halt or reverse adverse remodeling and therapeutic approaches include the use of biomaterials, gene therapies, delivery of growth factors, and (stem) cell therapies. Regenerative therapies, however, face significant obstacles in a hostile microenvironment. While the early immune response to a myocardial infarct is essential to ensure tissue integrity and to avoid fatal cardiac rupture, excessive activation of endogenous repair mechanisms may lead to ongoing inflammation, fibrosis, and sustained autoimmune-mediated tissue damage. Anti-cardiac autoreactivity of the adaptive immune system has been suggested to be involved in structural remodeling, functional decline, and the development of heart failure. It is, therefore, crucial to first understand the endogenous response to cardiac tissue damage and how to restore immune tolerance to cardiac tissue, before additional regenerative therapies can achieve their full potential.
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title The adaptive immune response to cardiac injury—the true roadblock to effective regenerative therapies?
title_short The adaptive immune response to cardiac injury—the true roadblock to effective regenerative therapies?
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