[HTML][HTML] The potential use of plant natural products and plant extracts with antioxidant properties for the prevention/treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: in vitro, in …

F Pohl, P Kong Thoo Lin - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and
Huntington's disease, present a major health issue and financial burden for health care …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating biosensors in organs-on-chip devices: A perspective on current strategies to monitor microphysiological systems

E Ferrari, C Palma, S Vesentini, P Occhetta, M Rasponi - Biosensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Organs-on-chip (OoC), often referred to as microphysiological systems (MPS), are advanced
in vitro tools able to replicate essential functions of human organs. Owing to their …

Hypoxia-enhanced Blood-Brain Barrier Chip recapitulates human barrier function and shuttling of drugs and antibodies

TE Park, N Mustafaoglu, A Herland… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The high selectivity of the human blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts delivery of many
pharmaceuticals and therapeutic antibodies to the central nervous system. Here, we …

Stereolithographic hydrogel printing of 3D culture chips with biofunctionalized complex 3D perfusion networks

R Zhang, NB Larsen - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models capturing both the structural and dynamic complexity
of the in vivo situation are in great demand as an alternative to animal models. Despite …

The emergence of 3D bioprinting in organ-on-chip systems

K Fetah, P Tebon, MJ Goudie… - Progress in …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding complex cell–cell interactions and physiological microenvironments is critical
for the development of new therapies for treating human diseases. Current animal models …

[HTML][HTML] Human neurospheroid arrays for in vitro studies of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, C D'Avanzo, RE Tanzi, DY Kim, D Irimia - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Neurospheroids are commonly used for in vitro disease modeling and drug screening.
However, the heterogeneity in size of the neurospheroids mixtures available through current …

Advances in current in vitro models on neurodegenerative diseases

I Pereira, MJ Lopez-Martinez, J Samitier - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many neurodegenerative diseases are identified but their causes and cure are far from
being well-known. The problem resides in the complexity of the neural tissue and its location …

Concepts and applications of digital twins in healthcare and medicine

K Zhang, HY Zhou, DT Baptista-Hon, Y Gao, X Liu… - Patterns, 2024 - cell.com
The digital twin (DT) is a concept widely used in industry to create digital replicas of physical
objects or systems. The dynamic, bi-directional link between the physical entity and its digital …

Modeling the neuroimmune system in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

W Balestri, R Sharma, VA da Silva, BC Bobotis… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are neurodegenerative disorders
caused by the interaction of genetic, environmental, and familial factors. These diseases …

Spontaneous glioblastoma spheroid infiltration of early-stage cerebral organoids models brain tumor invasion

B da Silva, RK Mathew, ES Polson… - … Life Sciences R&D, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Organoid methodology provides a platform for the ex vivo investigation of the cellular and
molecular mechanisms underlying brain development and disease. The high-grade brain …