Effects of electrical stimulation on the cardiogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells: A systematic review
Alejandra Sandoval Villarreal, Paola Neuta-Arciniegas, John Jairo Cabrera-López, Álvaro José Rojas Arciniegas · 2026
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Description
Sandoval Villarreal and three co-authors wrote a review, published in 2026, on using mild electric pulses to guide stem cells toward heart cells. Stem cells from fat, bone, or other tissue can be pushed to act like heart muscle, and electric signals are one way to push them. Past lab studies used very different settings and measured success in different ways. The review gathers that scattered work into one picture.
The authors searched seven databases and kept 15 lab studies that fit their rules. Human cells were the most common source, and carbon-based parts most often delivered the pulses. Treated cells often changed shape and turned on early heart genes. The most used settings were one pulse per second and about two weeks of treatment. The authors stress that the wide mix of methods blocks firm claims, and they call for shared standards.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alejandra Sandoval Villarreal, Paola Neuta-Arciniegas, John Jairo Cabrera-López, Álvaro José Rojas Arciniegas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |