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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to improve cardiac function after injury and are the subject of ongoing clinical trials. In this study, the authors tested the cardiac regenerative potential of an induced pluripotent stem cell-derived MSC (iPSC-MSC) population (Cymerus MSCs) in a rat model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). Furthermore, the authors compared this efficacy with bone marrow-derived MSCs (BM-MSCs), which are the predominant cell type in clinical trials. Four days after myocardial I/R injury, rats were randomly assigned to (i) a Cymerus MSC group (n = 15), (ii) a BM-MSC group (n = 15) or (iii) a vehicle control group (n = 14). For cell-treated animals, a total of 5 x 10^6 cells were injected at three sites within the infarcted left ventricular (LV) wall. One month after cell transplantation, Cymerus MSCs improved LV function (assessed by echocardiography) compared with vehicle and BM-MSCs. Interestingly, Cymerus MSCs enhanced angiogenesis without sustained engraftment or significant impact on infarct scar size. Suggesting safety, Cymerus MSCs had no effect on inducible tachycardia or the ventricular scar heterogeneity that provides a substrate for cardiac re-entrant circuits. The authors here demonstrate that intra-myocardial administration of iPSC-MSCs (Cymerus MSCs) provide better therapeutic effects compared with conventional BM-MSCs in a rodent model of myocardial I/R. Because of its manufacturing scalability, iPSC-MSC therapy offers an exciting opportunity for an “off-the-shelf” stem cell therapy for cardiac repair.

Pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells improve cardiac function and vascularity after myocardial infarction