Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

AN Brandebura, A Paumier, TS Onur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is increasing appreciation that non-neuronal cells contribute to the initiation,
progression and pathology of diverse neurodegenerative disorders. This Review focuses on …

Neuropathogenesis-on-chips for neurodegenerative diseases

S Amartumur, H Nguyen, T Huynh, TS Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Develo** diagnostics and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) is
challenging due to multifactorial pathogenesis that progresses gradually. Advanced in vitro …

Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease

TS Zimmer, AL Orr, AG Orr - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Selective vulnerability of specific brain regions and cell populations is a hallmark of
neurodegenerative disorders. Mechanisms of selective vulnerability involve neuronal …

An integrated transcriptomic cell atlas of human neural organoids

Z He, L Dony, JS Fleck, A Szałata, KX Li, I Slišković… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Human neural organoids, generated from pluripotent stem cells in vitro, are useful tools to
study human brain development, evolution and disease. However, it is unclear which parts …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromuscular organoids model spinal neuromuscular pathologies in C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

C Gao, Q Shi, X Pan, J Chen, Y Zhang, J Lang, S Wen… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the C9orf72 gene are the most common cause of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. Due to the lack of trunk …

Human cerebral organoids—a new tool for clinical neurology research

OL Eichmüller, JA Knoblich - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
The current understanding of neurological diseases is derived mostly from direct analysis of
patients and from animal models of disease. However, most patient studies do not capture …

Building consensus on the application of organoid-based drug sensitivity testing in cancer precision medicine and drug development

D **ang, A He, R Zhou, Y Wang, X **ao, T Gong… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) have emerged as a promising platform for clinical and
translational studies. A strong correlation exists between clinical outcomes and the use of …

A single-cell transcriptome atlas of glial diversity in the human hippocampus across the postnatal lifespan

Y Su, Y Zhou, ML Bennett, S Li, M Carceles-Cordon… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The molecular diversity of glia in the human hippocampus and their temporal dynamics over
the lifespan remain largely unknown. Here, we performed single-nucleus RNA sequencing …

Astrocytes: the stars in neurodegeneration?

K Stoklund Dittlau, K Freude - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Today, neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease
(PD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affect millions …

Landscape of human organoids: Ideal model in clinics and research

X Han, C Cai, W Deng, Y Shi, L Li, C Wang… - The …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the last decade, organoid research has entered a golden era, signifying a pivotal shift in
the biomedical landscape. The year 2023 marked a milestone with the publication of …