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. 2023 Jul 6;14:1213959. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1213959

TABLE 7.

Summary of hiPSC-CM models’ features, including electrophysiology, calcium dynamics, and biomechanics.

Initial Public hiPSC-specificity Electrophysiology Calcium dynamics BM
Zhang et al. (2012a) “hiPSC-like” model based on (ten Tusscher et al., 2004) hV-CM model based on (ten Tusscher et al., 2004) no
+ membrane clock added If and INaL no spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
- no calcium clock ICaL, IKr, and IK1 conductances altered to obtain AP morphology typical for hiPSC-CMs
Lemoine et al. (2018) “hiPSC-like” model based on (Grandi et al., 2010) hV-CM model unmodified from (Grandi et al., 2010) hV-CM model no
- no membrane clock added ICaT no spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
- no calcium clock ICaL, IKr, and IK1 conductances adjusted to match in vitro hiPSC-CM data
Prondzynski et al. (2019) “hiPSC-like” model same as (Lemoine et al., 2018) same as (Lemoine et al., 2018) yes
- no membrane clock
- no calcium clock
Paci et al. (2013) hiPSC-CM model based on (ten Tusscher et al., 2004) hV-CM model modified from (ten Tusscher et al., 2004) to account for lack of t-tubuli no
- unphysiological membrane clock, based on Na+ window current added If no spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
- no calcium clock extensive reparameterization of Na+, Ca2+ and K+ currents based on in vitro hiPSC-CM data
Paci et al. (2018) hiPSC-CM model based on (Paci et al., 2013) hiPSC-CM model reformulated SR Ca2+ release based on (Koivumäki et al., 2011) hA-CM model no
- unphysiological membrane clock, based on Na+ window current spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
+ calcium clock
Paci et al. (2020) hiPSC-CM model based on (Paci et al., 2013) hiPSC-CM model based on (Paci et al., 2018) no
+ membrane clock adopted INa and If from (Koivumäki et al., 2018) hiPSC-CM model spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
+ calcium clock
Forouzandehmehr et al. (2021), 2022 hiPSC-CM model based on (Paci et al., 2020) based on (Paci et al., 2020) yes
+ membrane clock spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
+ calcium clock
Koivumäki et al. (2018) hiPSC-CM model based on (Paci et al., 2015) hiPSC-CM model modified from (Korhonen et al., 2010) to account for the immature hiPSC-CM ultrastructure no
+ membrane clock reparameterization of Na+ and Ca2+ currents based on in vitro hiPSC-CM data spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
+ calcium clock
Kernik et al. (2019) hiPSC-CM model reformulated of Na+, Ca2+, and K+ currents based on in vitro hiPSC-CM data full parameterization of based on in vitro hiPSC-CM data no
+ membrane clock no spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
+ calcium clock (partial)
Jæger et al. (2020) hiPSC-CM model based on (Grandi et al., 2010) and (O’Hara et al., 2011) hV-CM models, and Paci et al. hiPSC-CM models modified from (Grandi et al., 2010) no
- no membrane clock no spontaneous SR Ca2+ release
- no calcium clock

BM, Biomechanics; If, pacemaking current; INa and INaL, fast and late Na+ current; ICaL and ICaT, L-type and T-type Ca2+ current; IKr, delayed rectifier K+ current; IK1, inward rectifier K+ current; hV-CM, human ventricular cardiomyocyte; hA-CM, human atrial cardiomyocyte.