Kim, So-Young
Pitonzo, Ariana
Huyck, Heidie
Pryhuber, Gloria S.
Mariani, Thomas J.
McGraw, Matthew D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5646-3560
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K08-ES033290)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30-ES001247)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01-ES037260)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U01HL122700)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U01HL148861)
Article History
Received: 29 August 2025
Revised: 28 December 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 26 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). All methods adhered to the National Institutes of Health Guidelines. The University of Rochester Research Study Review Board reviewed and approved a human subject exemption for the use of primary human donor cells, considering all donors were deceased (RSRB00047606).