| Budget Amount *help |
¥16,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,870,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥7,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,710,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
iPS cells were generated from fibroblasts from an animal with a homozygous MHC haplotype (HT4), and the cells were differentiated into cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs). Five HT4 heterozygous monkeys were subjected to myocardial infarction followed by direct intramyocardial injection of the iPSC-CMs. The grafted cardiomyocytes survived for 12 weeks with no evidence of immune rejection, and they showed indisputable electrical integration with host cardiomyocytes. In addition, transplantation of the iPSC-CMs improved cardiac contractile function; however, the incidence of VT was transiently but significantly increased when compared to the vehicle-treated control. MHC-matched allogeneic transplantation of iPSC-CMs regenerates infarcted non-human primate heart. Further research to control post-transplant arrhythmias is warranted.
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