Modelling human brain development and disease with organoids

M Birtele, M Lancaster, G Quadrato - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Organoids are systems derived from pluripotent stem cells at the interface between
traditional monolayer cultures and in vivo animal models. The structural and functional …

The use of single-cell RNA-seq to study heterogeneity at varying levels of virus–host interactions

S Swaminath, AB Russell - PLoS Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The outcome of viral infection depends on the diversity of the infecting viral population and
the heterogeneity of the cell population that is infected. Until almost a decade ago, the study …

Massively parallel characterization of regulatory elements in the develo** human cortex

C Deng, S Whalen, M Steyert, R Ziffra, PF Przytycki… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Nucleotide changes in gene regulatory elements are important determinants of neuronal
development and diseases. Using massively parallel reporter assays in primary human cells …

Viral infections in etiology of mental disorders: a broad analysis of cytokine profile similarities–a narrative review

P Lorkiewicz, N Waszkiewicz - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The recent pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the associated mental health
complications have renewed scholarly interest in the relationship between viral infections …

Advancing insights into virus-induced neurodevelopmental disorders through human brain organoid modelling

G Crawford, O Soper, E Kang, DA Berg - Expert Reviews in Molecular …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Human neurodevelopment is a complex process vulnerable to disruptions, particularly
during the prenatal period. Maternal viral infections represent a significant environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Human brain organoid: trends, evolution, and remaining challenges

M Li, Y Yuan, Z Hou, S Hao, L **… - Neural Regeneration …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Advanced brain organoids provide promising platforms for deciphering the cellular and
molecular processes of human neural development and diseases. Although various studies …

Transcriptomic profiling of thymic dysregulation and viral tropism after neonatal roseolovirus infection

A Belean, E Xue, B Cisneros, EDO Roberson… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Herpesviruses, including the roseoloviruses, have been linked to autoimmune
disease. The ubiquitous and chronic nature of these infections have made it difficult to …

The dangers of rubella virus

E Epifanova, L Nguyen - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
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The path to eradication of rubella

SE Reef, JP Icenogle, SA Plotkin - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Since 1969, rubella and its harmful effect on fetuses infected in utero can be prevented by
rubella vaccine, usually given in combination with measles vaccine. The rubella vaccine is …

Dissecting the neurotropism and neurovirulence of MPXV using human stem cell-based models

L Bauer, S Giussani, N Palazzi, F Zare, E Colombo… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a zoonotic illness of international concern that can
lead to severe disease including neurological sequelae. However, it remains unclear what …