Formation of Cell-To-Cell Connection between Bone Marrow Cells and Isolated Rat Cardiomyocytes in a Cocultivation Model

Josef Skopalik¹, Michal Pasek^2,5, Milan Rychtarik³, Zdenek Koristek¹, Evagabrielova⁴, Peter Scheer¹, Peter Matejovic³, Martinmodriansky⁴ and Martin Klabusay^1*

¹Integrated Center of Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne´s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic

²Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

⁴Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

⁵Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Science, Brno, Czech Republic

^*Corresponding Author: Martin Klabusay, Integrated Center of Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne´s University Hospital, Pekarská 53, Brno 656 91, Czech Republic, Tel: +420603167625, Fax: +420543182002 Email: