Thorson, Ariel S.
Schaefers, Kelsey Pinckard
Litts, Bridget
Rein, Jeffrey
Adapa, Sharmila
Chinnarasu, Sivaprakasam
Shapiro, Kathryn
Zhao, Yutian
Yu, Sophia
Recupido, Blake
Streng, Kyla J.
Ahn, In Sook
Lan, Ruirui
Pierre-Louis, Olivia
Forson, Drucilla
Bennett, Marcus
Luviano, Hannah
Saleem, Mohammad
Zhu, Lin
Yang, Xia
Kirabo, Annet
M Stafford, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Heart Association (23CDA1053072)
National Institutes of Health (K01AG077038)
National Institutes of Health (R01DK109102)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (BX002223)
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 26 December 2025
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures were performed in accordance with National Institutes of Health Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Vanderbilt University.
: The authors consent for publication of the manuscript above, including accompanying images or data contained therein.
: The authors declare no competing interests.