Current state-of-the-art and unresolved problems in using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopamine neurons for parkinson's disease drug development

SA Antonov, EV Novosadova - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have the potential to give rise to a new era in
Parkinson's disease (PD) research. As a unique source of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) …

A selective, hydrogel‐based prodrug delivery system efficiently activates a suicide gene to remove undifferentiated human stem cells within neural grafts

KCL Law, N Mahmoudi, ZE Zadeh… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into defined populations
has advanced regenerative medicine, especially for Parkinson's disease where clinical trials …

Human stem cells harboring a suicide gene improve the safety and standardisation of neural transplants in Parkinsonian rats

IR de Luzy, KCL Law, N Moriarty, CPJ Hunt… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite advancements in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) differentiation protocols to
generate appropriate neuronal progenitors suitable for transplantation in Parkinson's …

IAP-based cell sorting results in homogeneous transplantable dopaminergic precursor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells

D Lehnen, S Barral, T Cardoso, S Grealish, A Heuer… - Stem Cell Reports, 2017 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived mesencephalic dopaminergic (mesDA)
neurons can relieve motor deficits in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical …

Mutations in LRRK2 impair NF-κB pathway in iPSC-derived neurons

R López de Maturana, V Lang, A Zubiarrain… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) contribute to both familial
and idiopathic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Neuroinflammation is a key event in …

iPS Cell Cultures from a Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Patient with the Y218N PRNP Mutation Recapitulate tau Pathology

A Matamoros-Angles, LM Gayosso… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) syndrome is a fatal autosomal dominant
neurodegenerative prionopathy clinically characterized by ataxia, spastic paraparesis …

Expansion of human midbrain floor plate progenitors from induced pluripotent stem cells increases dopaminergic neuron differentiation potential

S Fedele, G Collo, K Behr, J Bischofberger, S Müller… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are invaluable to study developmental
processes and disease mechanisms particularly in the brain. hiPSCs can be differentiated …

Generation of human liver organoids from pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatic endoderms

K Kulkeaw, A Tubsuwan, N Tongkrajang… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Background The use of a personalized liver organoid derived from human-induced
pluripotent stem cells (HuiPSCs) is advancing the use of in vitro disease models for the …

Isolation of LMX1a ventral midbrain progenitors improves the safety and predictability of human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural transplants in Parkinsonian …

IR de Luzy, JC Niclis, CW Gantner… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are a promising resource for the replacement of
degenerated ventral midbrain dopaminergic (vmDA) neurons in Parkinson's disease …

LRRK2 expression is deregulated in fibroblasts and neurons from Parkinson patients with mutations in PINK1

G Azkona, R López de Maturana, P Del Rio… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Mutations in PINK1 (PARK6), a serine/threonine kinase involved in mitochondrial
homeostasis, are associated with early onset Parkinson's disease. Fibroblasts from …