Genetic insights into the neurodevelopmental origins of schizophrenia

R Birnbaum, DR Weinberger - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder with a longstanding history of
neurobiological investigation. Although the underlying causal mechanisms remain …

[HTML][HTML] Dishing out mini-brains: Current progress and future prospects in brain organoid research

I Kelava, MA Lancaster - Developmental biology, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability to model human brain development in vitro represents an important step in our
study of developmental processes and neurological disorders. Protocols that utilize human …

Genetic predispositions of Parkinson's disease revealed in patient-derived brain cells

J Tran, H Anastacio, C Bardy - NPJ Parkinson's disease, 2020 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurological disorder and has been
the focus of intense investigations to understand its etiology and progression, but it still lacks …

Hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in stem-cell-derived human neurons transplanted into mouse brain

I Espuny-Camacho, AM Arranz, M Fiers, A Snellinx… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) provide a unique entry to study species-specific
aspects of human disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, in vitro culture of …

Mitochondria, metabolism, and redox mechanisms in psychiatric disorders

Y Kim, KC Vadodaria, Z Lenkei, T Kato… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Our current knowledge of the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms
causing psychiatric disorders is modest, but genetic susceptibility and environmental factors …

Advances in microfluidic in vitro systems for neurological disease modeling

PM Holloway, S Willaime‐Morawek… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability and the second largest cause of
death worldwide. Despite significant research efforts, neurology remains one of the most …

SHANK2 mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder cause hyperconnectivity of human neurons

K Zaslavsky, WB Zhang, FP McCready… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in SHANK2 are associated with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). We generated cortical neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells derived …

Complex tissue and disease modeling using hiPSCs

R Passier, V Orlova, C Mummery - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
Defined genetic models based on human pluripotent stem cells have opened new avenues
for understanding disease mechanisms and drug screening. Many of these models assume …

[HTML][HTML] Studying human neurological disorders using induced pluripotent stem cells: from 2D monolayer to 3D organoid and blood brain barrier models

S Logan, T Arzua, SG Canfield… - Comprehensive …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurological disorders have emerged as a predominant healthcare concern in recent years
due to their severe consequences on quality of life and prevalence throughout the world …

3D printed tissue models: present and future

J Jang, HG Yi, DW Cho - ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2016 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) tissue modeling is an emerging field of investigation for disease
mechanisms, drug testing, and therapeutic effects for human survival. Various methods have …