Isolation and Characterization of Cardiac Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Endomyocardial Bioptic Samples of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy PatientsChiara Assunta Pilato *1,2, Ilaria Stadiotti *1, Angela Serena Maione 1, Valentina Saverio 1, Valentina Catto 3, Fabrizio Tundo 3, Antonio Dello Russo 3, Claudio Tondo 2,3, Giulio Pompilio 1,2, Michela Casella *3, Elena Sommariva *1
1Vascular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino-IRCCS, 2Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 3Heart Rhythm Center, Centro Cardiologico Monzino-IRCCS
In this article, a method to isolate cardiac mesenchymal stromal cells from endomyocardial bioptic samples of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy patients is provided. Their characterization and the protocol to boost their adipogenic differentiation are described.
