Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs): molecular mechanisms of induction and applications

J Cerneckis, H Cai, Y Shi - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
The induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has transformed in vitro research and
holds great promise to advance regenerative medicine. iPSCs have the capacity for an …

Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases

S Temple - Cell stem cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cell-based therapies are being developed for various neurodegenerative diseases that
affect the central nervous system (CNS). Concomitantly, the roles of individual cell types in …

Induced pluripotent stem cells in disease modelling and drug discovery

RG Rowe, GQ Daley - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
The derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) over a decade ago sparked
widespread enthusiasm for the development of new models of human disease, enhanced …

Developmental origin of oligodendrocytes determines their function in the adult brain

S Foerster, EM Floriddia, D van Bruggen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In the mouse embryonic forebrain, developmentally distinct oligodendrocyte progenitor cell
populations and their progeny, oligodendrocytes, emerge from three distinct regions in a …

Multi-lineage human iPSC-derived platforms for disease modeling and drug discovery

A Sharma, S Sances, MJ Workman, CN Svendsen - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) provide a powerful platform for disease
modeling and have unlocked new possibilities for understanding the mechanisms governing …

Astrocytic neuroligins control astrocyte morphogenesis and synaptogenesis

JA Stogsdill, J Ramirez, D Liu, YH Kim, KT Baldwin… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Astrocytes are complex glial cells with numerous fine cellular processes that infiltrate the
neuropil and interact with synapses. The mechanisms that control the establishment of …

Induction of myelinating oligodendrocytes in human cortical spheroids

M Madhavan, ZS Nevin, HE Shick, E Garrison… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cerebral organoids provide an accessible system for investigations of cellular composition,
interactions, and organization but have lacked oligodendrocytes, the myelinating glia of the …

The role of astrocyte structural plasticity in regulating neural circuit function and behavior

O Lawal, FP Ulloa Severino, C Eroglu - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Brain circuits undergo substantial structural changes during development, driven by the
formation, stabilization, and elimination of synapses. Synaptic connections continue to …

Glial cells in schizophrenia: a unified hypothesis

AG Dietz, SA Goldman, M Nedergaard - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2020 - thelancet.com
The cellular neurobiology of schizophrenia remains poorly understood. We discuss
neuroimaging studies, pathological findings, and experimental work supporting the idea that …