We used a hiPSC line; 201B6[4 (
link)] for generating cardiovascular cell populations. The methods for culturing and passaging human iPSCs have been previously reported in detail [8 (
link)]. Briefly, iPSCs were detached with
Versene (0.48 mM EDTA solution; Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) and plated onto
Matrigel (growth factor reduced, 1:60 dilution; Life Technologies)-coated plates at a density of approximately 100,000 cells/cm
2 in mouse embryonic fibroblast conditioned medium [MEF-CM;
Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) (Nacalai Tesque, Kyoto, Japan) containing 10%
fetal bovine serum (FBS), 2 mM L-glutamine, and 1%
non-essential amino acids (NEAA) (Life Technologies)] with 4 ng/ml
bFGF (Wako Pure Chemicals Industries, Osaka, Japan) for 2 days before induction. Cells were covered with
Matrigel (1:60 dilution) 1 day before induction. MEF-CM was replaced with RPMI+B27 medium (RPMI1640, 2 mM L-glutamine, B27 supplement without insulin; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) supplemented with 100 ng/ml of
Activin A (R&D, Minneapolis, MN, USA) for 1 day, followed by 10 ng/ml
BMP4 (R&D) and 10 ng/ml
bFGF for 3 days without culture medium change. At 5 days of differentiation, the culture medium was replaced with RPMI+B27 medium with 50 ng/ml VEGF
165 (Wako Pure Chemicals Industries), and culture medium was refreshed every other day.
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