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Desa DE, Amitrano MJ, Murphy WL, Skala MC. Optical redox imaging to screen synthetic hydrogels for stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte differentiation and maturation. BIOPHOTONICS DISCOVERY 2024; 1:015002. [PMID: 39036366 PMCID: PMC11258857 DOI: 10.1117/1.bios.1.1.015002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
Abstract
Significance Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet research is limited by the inability to culture primary cardiac cells. Cardiomyocytes (CMs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are a promising solution for drug screening and disease modeling. Aim Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived CM (iPSC-CM) differentiation and maturation studies typically use heterogeneous substrates for growth and destructive verification methods. Reproducible, tunable substrates and touch-free monitoring are needed to identify ideal conditions to produce homogenous, functional CMs. Approach We generated synthetic polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for iPSC-CM differentiation and maturation. Peptide concentrations, combinations, and gel stiffness were tuned independently. Label-free optical redox imaging (ORI) was performed on a widefield microscope in a 96-well screen of gel formulations. We performed live-cell imaging throughout differentiation and early to late maturation to identify key metabolic shifts. Results Label-free ORI confirmed the expected metabolic shifts toward oxidative phosphorylation throughout the differentiation and maturation processes of iPSC-CMs on synthetic hydrogels. Furthermore, ORI distinguished high and low differentiation efficiency cell batches in the cardiac progenitor stage. Conclusions We established a workflow for medium throughput screening of synthetic hydrogel conditions with the ability to perform repeated live-cell measurements and confirm expected metabolic shifts. These methods have implications for reproducible iPSC-CM generation in biomanufacturing.
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- Danielle E. Desa
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Ahmed DW, Eiken MK, DePalma SJ, Helms AS, Zemans RL, Spence JR, Baker BM, Loebel C. Integrating mechanical cues with engineered platforms to explore cardiopulmonary development and disease. iScience 2023; 26:108472. [PMID: 38077130 PMCID: PMC10698280 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Mechanical forces provide critical biological signals to cells during healthy and aberrant organ development as well as during disease processes in adults. Within the cardiopulmonary system, mechanical forces, such as shear, compressive, and tensile forces, act across various length scales, and dysregulated forces are often a leading cause of disease initiation and progression such as in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and cardiomyopathies. Engineered in vitro models have supported studies of mechanical forces in a number of tissue and disease-specific contexts, thus enabling new mechanistic insights into cardiopulmonary development and disease. This review first provides fundamental examples where mechanical forces operate at multiple length scales to ensure precise lung and heart function. Next, we survey recent engineering platforms and tools that have provided new means to probe and modulate mechanical forces across in vitro and in vivo settings. Finally, the potential for interdisciplinary collaborations to inform novel therapeutic approaches for a number of cardiopulmonary diseases are discussed.
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- Donia W. Ahmed
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine – Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Hamledari H, Asghari P, Jayousi F, Aguirre A, Maaref Y, Barszczewski T, Ser T, Moore E, Wasserman W, Klein Geltink R, Teves S, Tibbits GF. Using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to understand the mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte maturation. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:967659. [PMID: 36061558 PMCID: PMC9429949 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.967659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and reduced quality of life globally. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) provide a personalized platform to study inherited heart diseases, drug-induced cardiac toxicity, and cardiac regenerative therapy. However, the immaturity of CMs obtained by current strategies is a major hurdle in utilizing hiPSC-CMs at their fullest potential. Here, the major findings and limitations of current maturation methodologies to enhance the utility of hiPSC-CMs in the battle against a major source of morbidity and mortality are reviewed. The most recent knowledge of the potential signaling pathways involved in the transition of fetal to adult CMs are assimilated. In particular, we take a deeper look on role of nutrient sensing signaling pathways and the potential role of cap-independent translation mediated by the modulation of mTOR pathway in the regulation of cardiac gap junctions and other yet to be identified aspects of CM maturation. Moreover, a relatively unexplored perspective on how our knowledge on the effects of preterm birth on cardiovascular development can be actually utilized to enhance the current understanding of CM maturation is examined. Furthermore, the interaction between the evolving neonatal human heart and brown adipose tissue as the major source of neonatal thermogenesis and its endocrine function on CM development is another discussed topic which is worthy of future investigation. Finally, the current knowledge regarding transcriptional mediators of CM maturation is still limited. The recent studies have produced the groundwork to better understand CM maturation in terms of providing some of the key factors involved in maturation and development of metrics for assessment of maturation which proves essential for future studies on in vitro PSC-CMs maturation.
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- Homa Hamledari
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Müller D, Donath S, Brückner EG, Biswanath Devadas S, Daniel F, Gentemann L, Zweigerdt R, Heisterkamp A, Kalies SMK. How Localized Z-Disc Damage Affects Force Generation and Gene Expression in Cardiomyocytes. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8120213. [PMID: 34940366 PMCID: PMC8698600 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8120213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The proper function of cardiomyocytes (CMs) is highly related to the Z-disc, which has a pivotal role in orchestrating the sarcomeric cytoskeletal function. To better understand Z-disc related cardiomyopathies, novel models of Z-disc damage have to be developed. Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived CMs can serve as an in vitro model to better understand the sarcomeric cytoskeleton. A femtosecond laser system can be applied for localized and defined damage application within cells as single Z-discs can be removed. We have investigated the changes in force generation via traction force microscopy, and in gene expression after Z-disc manipulation in hPSC-derived CMs. We observed a significant weakening of force generation after removal of a Z-disc. However, no significant changes of the number of contractions after manipulation were detected. The stress related gene NF-kB was significantly upregulated. Additionally, α-actinin (ACTN2) and filamin-C (FLNc) were upregulated, pointing to remodeling of the Z-disc and the sarcomeric cytoskeleton. Ultimately, cardiac troponin I (TNNI3) and cardiac muscle troponin T (TNNT2) were significantly downregulated. Our results allow a better understanding of transcriptional coupling of Z-disc damage and the relation of damage to force generation and can therefore finally pave the way to novel therapies of sarcomeric disorders.
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- Dominik Müller
- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery (HTTG), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery (HTTG), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (D.M.); (S.D.); (E.G.B.); (F.D.); (L.G.); (A.H.)
- REBIRTH Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (S.B.D.); (R.Z.)
- Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research and Development (NIFE), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Tsan YC, DePalma SJ, Zhao YT, Capilnasiu A, Wu YW, Elder B, Panse I, Ufford K, Matera DL, Friedline S, O'Leary TS, Wubshet N, Ho KKY, Previs MJ, Nordsletten D, Isom LL, Baker BM, Liu AP, Helms AS. Physiologic biomechanics enhance reproducible contractile development in a stem cell derived cardiac muscle platform. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6167. [PMID: 34697315 PMCID: PMC8546060 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26496-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) allow investigations in a human cardiac model system, but disorganized mechanics and immaturity of hPSC-CMs on standard two-dimensional surfaces have been hurdles. Here, we developed a platform of micron-scale cardiac muscle bundles to control biomechanics in arrays of thousands of purified, independently contracting cardiac muscle strips on two-dimensional elastomer substrates with far greater throughput than single cell methods. By defining geometry and workload in this reductionist platform, we show that myofibrillar alignment and auxotonic contractions at physiologic workload drive maturation of contractile function, calcium handling, and electrophysiology. Using transcriptomics, reporter hPSC-CMs, and quantitative immunofluorescence, these cardiac muscle bundles can be used to parse orthogonal cues in early development, including contractile force, calcium load, and metabolic signals. Additionally, the resultant organized biomechanics facilitates automated extraction of contractile kinetics from brightfield microscopy imaging, increasing the accessibility, reproducibility, and throughput of pharmacologic testing and cardiomyopathy disease modeling. Investigations of human cardiac disease involving human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes are limited by the disorganized presentation of biomechanical cues resulting in cell immaturity. Here the authors develop a platform of micron-scale 2D cardiac muscle bundles to precisely deliver physiologic cues, improving reproducibility and throughput.
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- Yao-Chang Tsan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, NanKang, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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