Leveraging iPSC technology to assess neuro-immune interactions in neurological and psychiatric disorders

C Michalski, Z Wen - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Communication between the immune and the nervous system is essential for human brain
development and homeostasis. Disruption of this intricately regulated crosstalk can lead to …

New insights into neuropathology and pathogenesis of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein meningoencephalomyelitis

Y Guo, V Endmayr, A Zekeridou, A McKeon… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) meningoencephalomyelitis (autoimmune GFAP
astrocytopathy) is a new autoimmune central nervous system (CNS) disease diagnosable by …

Stem cell engineering approaches for investigating glial cues in central nervous system disorders

S Vardhan, T Jordan, S Sakiyama-Elbert - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Embryonic stem cell-derived glia cell types.•Protocols to generate glia in
vitro.•Glial-derived cues playing roles in CNS disease progression.•Glial-derived CNS …

[HTML][HTML] Robust induction of functional astrocytes using NGN2 expression in human pluripotent stem cells

MH Berryer, M Tegtmeyer, L Binan, V Valakh… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Emerging evidence of species divergent features of astrocytes coupled with the relative
inaccessibility of human brain tissue underscore the utility of human pluripotent stem cell …

A single-cell transcriptomic dataset of pluripotent stem cell-derived astrocytes via NFIB/SOX9 overexpression

R Yi, S Chen, M Guan, C Liao, Y Zhu, JPK Ip, T Ye… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Astrocytes, the predominant glial cells in the central nervous system, play essential roles in
maintaining brain function. Reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to …

hPSC-Derived Astrocytes at the Forefront of Translational Applications in Neurological Disorders

VM Jovanovic, KT Mesch, CA Tristan - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type in the brain, play crucial roles in maintaining
homeostasis within the central nervous system (CNS). Impairment or abnormalities of typical …

New preclinical biomarkers for prion diseases in the cerebrospinal fluid proteome revealed by mass spectrometry

S Pérez-Lázaro, T Barrio, SB Bravo, E Sevilla… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Current diagnostic methods for prion diseases only work in late stages of the disease when
neurodegeneration is irreversible. Therefore, biomarkers that can detect the disease before …

Single-nucleus sequencing reveals enriched expression of genetic risk factors in extratelencephalic neurons sensitive to degeneration in ALS

F Limone, DA Mordes, A Couto, BJ Joseph, JM Mitchell… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a
progressive loss of motor function linked to degenerating extratelencephalic neurons/Betz …

Neurogenetics: Precision Medicine-Based Approaches to Neurological Disorders with an Emphasis on Addressing Alzheimer's Disease and Schizophrenia

N Srinivasan, E Mehra… - Berkeley …, 2024 -  …
There exist over 600 neurological conditions, each characterized by unique pathologies
tailored to individual patients. Over the past two decades, advances in biotechnology have …

Complement system alteration in iPSC-derived astrocytes from individuals with Down syndrome

ALT e Silva, PHP de Oliveira, BY Yokota-Moreno… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21 (T21), resulting from an extra copy of chromosome 21,
occurs in 1 in 700–1,000 live births. Neuroinflammation is increasingly recognized as a …