On-demand cell-autonomous gene therapy for brain circuit disorders

Y Qiu, N O'neill, B Maffei, C Zourray… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Several neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders are characterized by
intermittent episodes of pathological activity. Although genetic therapies offer the ability to …

The potential of in vitro neuronal networks cultured on micro electrode arrays for biomedical research

M Cerina, MC Piastra, M Frega - Progress in Biomedical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In vitro neuronal models have become an important tool to study healthy and diseased
neuronal circuits. The growing interest of neuroscientists to explore the dynamics of …

SpikeInterface, a unified framework for spike sorting

AP Buccino, CL Hurwitz, S Garcia, J Magland… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Much development has been directed toward improving the performance and automation of
spike sorting. This continuous development, while essential, has contributed to an over …

Human neuronal networks on micro-electrode arrays are a highly robust tool to study disease-specific genotype-phenotype correlations in vitro

B Mossink, AHA Verboven, EJH Van Hugte… - Stem cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) are increasingly used to characterize neuronal network
activity of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neurons. Despite their gain …

Rapid neuronal differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells for measuring network activity on micro-electrode arrays

M Frega, SHC Van Gestel, K Linda… - Journal of …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurons derived from human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) provide a promising
new tool for studying neurological disorders. In the past decade, many protocols for …

Neuronal network dysfunction in a model for Kleefstra syndrome mediated by enhanced NMDAR signaling

M Frega, K Linda, JM Keller, G Gümüş-Akay… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Kleefstra syndrome (KS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the
histone methyltransferase EHMT1. To study the impact of decreased EHMT1 function in …

Network dynamics of 3D engineered neuronal cultures: a new experimental model for in-vitro electrophysiology

M Frega, M Tedesco, P Massobrio, M Pesce… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Despite the extensive use of in-vitro models for neuroscientific investigations and
notwithstanding the growing field of network electrophysiology, all studies on cultured cells …

Selective targeting of neurons with inorganic nanoparticles: revealing the crucial role of nanoparticle surface charge

S Dante, A Petrelli, EM Petrini, R Marotta, A Maccione… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used in biomedical applications, but the factors that
influence their interactions with living cells need to be elucidated. Here, we reveal the role of …

In Vitro Screening for Seizure Liability Using Microelectrode Array Technology

JA Bradley, HH Luithardt, MR Metea… - Toxicological …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Drug-induced seizure liabilities produce significant compound attrition during drug
discovery. Currently available in vitro cytotoxicity assays cannot predict all toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] m. 3243A> G-induced mitochondrial dysfunction impairs human neuronal development and reduces neuronal network activity and synchronicity

TMK Gunnewiek, EJH Van Hugte, M Frega… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Epilepsy, intellectual and cortical sensory deficits, and psychiatric manifestations are the
most frequent manifestations of mitochondrial diseases. How mitochondrial dysfunction …