How to make a midbrain dopaminergic neuron

E Arenas, M Denham, JC Villaescusa - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neuron development has been an intense area of research
during recent years. This is due in part to a growing interest in regenerative medicine and …

Challenges and translational considerations of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell therapy for Parkinson's disease

D Fričová, JA Korchak, AC Zubair - NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars …

Embedded 3D printing in self‐healing annealable composites for precise patterning of functionally mature human neural constructs

J Kajtez, MF Wesseler, M Birtele… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human in vitro models of neural tissue with tunable microenvironment and defined spatial
arrangement are needed to facilitate studies of brain development and disease. Towards …

On-demand reversible UV-triggered interpenetrating polymer network-based drug delivery system using the Spiropyran–Merocyanine hydrophobicity switch

M Ghani, A Heiskanen, J Kajtez, B Rezaei… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A reversible switchable on-demand UV-triggered drug delivery system (DDS) based on
interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) with silicone as the host polymer and spiropyran …

Midbrain dopamine neurons in Parkinson׳ s disease exhibit a dysregulated miRNA and target-gene network

CE Briggs, Y Wang, B Kong, TUW Woo, LK Iyer… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The degeneration of substantia nigra (SN) dopamine (DA) neurons in sporadic Parkinson׳ s
disease (PD) is characterized by disturbed gene expression networks. Micro (mi) RNAs are …

3D‐Printed soft lithography for complex compartmentalized microfluidic neural devices

J Kajtez, S Buchmann, S Vasudevan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Compartmentalized microfluidic platforms are an invaluable tool in neuroscience research.
However, harnessing the full potential of this technology remains hindered by the lack of a …

Wnt signaling in midbrain dopaminergic neuron development and regenerative medicine for Parkinson's disease

E Arenas - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Wnts are a highly conserved family of lipid-modified glycoproteins that work as morphogens
to activate several signaling pathways, leading to remodeling of the cytoskeleton and the …

Pyrolysed 3D‐carbon scaffolds induce spontaneous differentiation of human neural stem cells and facilitate real‐time dopamine detection

L Amato, A Heiskanen, C Caviglia… - Advanced functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Structurally patterned pyrolysed three‐dimensional carbon scaffolds (p3D‐carbon) are
fabricated and applied for differentiation of human neural stem cells (hNSCs) developed for …

In Parkinson's patient-derived dopamine neurons, the triplication of α-synuclein locus induces distinctive firing pattern by impeding D2 receptor autoinhibition

M Lin, PM Mackie, F Shaerzadeh… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Pathophysiological changes in dopamine neurons precede their demise and contribute to
the early phases of Parkinson's disease (PD). Intracellular pathological inclusions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia-secreted factors enhance dopaminergic differentiation of tissue-and iPSC-derived human neural stem cells

SI Schmidt, H Bogetofte, L Ritter, JB Agergaard… - Stem Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Microglia have recently been established as key regulators of brain development. However,
their role in neuronal subtype specification remains largely unknown. Using three different …