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Telocytes (TCs), are a specific type of stromal cells, with a characteristic appearance including a small cell body and very long and thin telopodes. TCs have been reportedly identified in almost all human organs and tissues, including heart, pulmonary veins, and intestine. Cardiac TCs are widely distributed in the endocardium, epicardium, myocardium, and even stem cell niches. In physiological conditions, TCs form a three-dimensional architecture through homocellular and heterocellular interactions and stimulate the growth and differentiation of cardiac progenitor/stem cells during organogenesis. In pathological conditions, TCs improve cardiac function by contributing to cardiomyocyte renewal, enhancing angiogenesis, and decreasing cardiac fibrosis. Our understanding suggests these cells could lead to their use a source of cellular therapy to enhance repair of damaged myocardium. This review summarizes recent progress on the potential biological function of TCs in cardiac physiology and disease. Although TCs have beneficial effects towards cardiac injury, the molecular mechanisms whereby these effects are accomplished remain unclear. Additional in vivo functional studies on TCs will help improve our understanding of the mechanism by which TCs contribute to cardiac repair.
Keywords: Cellular junction, progenitor/stem cells, repair, regeneration, telocytes.
Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Title:Cardiac Telocytes
Volume: 11 Issue: 5
Author(s): Lichan Tao, Hui Wang, Xiuzhi Wang, Xiangqing Kong and Xinli Li
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Keywords: Cellular junction, progenitor/stem cells, repair, regeneration, telocytes.
Abstract: Telocytes (TCs), are a specific type of stromal cells, with a characteristic appearance including a small cell body and very long and thin telopodes. TCs have been reportedly identified in almost all human organs and tissues, including heart, pulmonary veins, and intestine. Cardiac TCs are widely distributed in the endocardium, epicardium, myocardium, and even stem cell niches. In physiological conditions, TCs form a three-dimensional architecture through homocellular and heterocellular interactions and stimulate the growth and differentiation of cardiac progenitor/stem cells during organogenesis. In pathological conditions, TCs improve cardiac function by contributing to cardiomyocyte renewal, enhancing angiogenesis, and decreasing cardiac fibrosis. Our understanding suggests these cells could lead to their use a source of cellular therapy to enhance repair of damaged myocardium. This review summarizes recent progress on the potential biological function of TCs in cardiac physiology and disease. Although TCs have beneficial effects towards cardiac injury, the molecular mechanisms whereby these effects are accomplished remain unclear. Additional in vivo functional studies on TCs will help improve our understanding of the mechanism by which TCs contribute to cardiac repair.
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Tao Lichan, Wang Hui, Wang Xiuzhi, Kong Xiangqing and Li Xinli, Cardiac Telocytes, Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2016; 11 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X10666150113113420
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X10666150113113420 |
Print ISSN 1574-888X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3946 |
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