iPSC-cardiomyocytes in the preclinical prediction of candidate pharmaceutical toxicity

Author:

Lee Tim Y. T.,Coles John G.,Maynes Jason T.

Abstract

Many challenges remain in the preclinical evaluation, adjudication, and prioritization of novel compounds in therapeutic discovery pipelines. These obstacles are evident by the large number of candidate or lead compounds failing to reach clinical trials, significantly due to a lack of efficacy in the disease paradigm of interest and/or the presence of innate chemical toxicity. The consequential compound attrition in discovery pipelines results in added monetary and time costs, potential danger to patients, and a slowed discovery of true therapeutics. The low rate of successful translation calls for improved models that can recapitulate in vivo function in preclinical testing to ensure the removal of toxic compounds earlier in the discovery process, in particular for the assessment of cardiotoxicity, the leading cause of post-market drug withdrawal. With recent advances in the development of human Inducible pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs), novel compounds can be assessed with better disease relevance while more accurately assessing human safety. In this review, we discuss the utility of iPSC-CMs in preclinical testing by taking advantage of the inherent ability to mimic CMs in vivo. We explore the similarities and differences in electrophysiology, calcium handling, cellular signaling, contractile machinery, and metabolism between iPSC-CMs and adult CMs as these complex coordinated functions directly relate to toxicity evaluation. We will highlight considerations when using iPSC-CMs, such as maturation protocols, to ensure a more representative phenotype of the adult human CM, and how different populations of CMs can affect results in compound testing.

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

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