Identification of cardiomyocyte nuclei and assessment of ploidy for the analysis of cell turnover
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm (Sweden)
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm (Sweden)
- CNRS UMR5208, Institut Camille Jordan, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France)
Assays to quantify myocardial renewal rely on the accurate identification of cardiomyocyte nuclei. We previously {sup 14}C birth dated human cardiomyocytes based on the nuclear localization of cTroponins T and I. A recent report by Kajstura et al. suggested that cTroponin I is only localized to the nucleus in a senescent subpopulation of cardiomyocytes, implying that {sup 14}C birth dating of cTroponin T and I positive cell populations underestimates cardiomyocyte renewal in humans. We show here that the isolation of cell nuclei from the heart by flow cytometry with antibodies against cardiac Troponins T and I, as well as pericentriolar material 1 (PCM-1), allows for isolation of close to all cardiomyocyte nuclei, based on ploidy and marker expression. We also present a reassessment of cardiomyocyte ploidy, which has important implications for the analysis of cell turnover, and iododeoxyuridine (IdU) incorporation data. These data provide the foundation for reliable analysis of cardiomyocyte turnover in humans.
- OSTI ID:
- 22212085
- Journal Information:
- Experimental Cell Research, Vol. 317, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0014-4827
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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