Simulation of heart infarction by laser microbeams and induction of arrhythmias by optical tweezers

Birgit Perner; Shamci Monajembashi; Alexander Rapp; Leo Wollweber; Karl Otto Greulich

doi:10.1117/12.560750

18 October 2004 Simulation of heart infarction by laser microbeams and induction of arrhythmias by optical tweezers

Birgit Perner, Shamci Monajembashi, Alexander Rapp, Leo Wollweber, Karl Otto Greulich

Proceedings Volume 5514, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560750
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Laser microbeam and optical tweezers were used for micromanipulation of a heart tissue model consisting of embryonic chicken cardiomyocytes and bibroblasts. Using the laser microbeam a would was created, i.e. a sort of artificial heart infarction was generated. The first steps of wound repair were observed by live cell imaging. A complete filling of teh would primarily by migrating fibroblasts but not by cardiomyocytes was detected 18 hours after wounding. In another set of experiments erythrocyte mediated force application (EMFA) by optical tweezers was applied for optomechanical manipulatoin of cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts. Here we demonstrate induction of dramatic distrubances of calcium waves in a group of synchronously beating cardiomyocytes by an optomechanical input that results in cellular deformation. Surprisingly, it was found that putatively non-excitable fibroblasts respond to this mechanical stress with calcium oscillations. The results reported here indicate that the induction of artificial heart infarction can provide insights into healing processes after mycardial injury. EMFA is capable to examine effects of myocardial overload and to provide important information about processes triggered by mechanical stress on the level of single or very few cells. As a perspective, the preseneted techniques may be used to study the influence of drugs on wound healing and coordination of beating in the heart.

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Birgit Perner, Shamci Monajembashi, Alexander Rapp, Leo Wollweber, and Karl Otto Greulich "Simulation of heart infarction by laser microbeams and induction of arrhythmias by optical tweezers", Proc. SPIE 5514, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation, (18 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560750

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