Neurotoxicity of pesticides

JR Richardson, V Fitsanakis, RHS Westerink… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Pesticides are unique environmental contaminants that are specifically introduced into the
environment to control pests, often by killing them. Although pesticide application serves …

Environmental neurotoxic pollutants

A Iqubal, M Ahmed, S Ahmad, CR Sahoo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Environmental pollutants are recognized as one of the major concerns for public health and
responsible for various forms of neurological disorders. Some of the common sources of …

A flexible 3-dimensional microelectrode array for in vitro brain models

DA Soscia, D Lam, AC Tooker, HA Enright, M Triplett… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models have become increasingly popular as systems to
study cell–cell and cell–ECM interactions dependent on the spatial, mechanical, and …

Functional characterization of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical networks differentiated on laminin-521 substrate: comparison to rat cortical cultures

T Hyvärinen, A Hyysalo, FE Kapucu, L Aarnos… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived neurons provide exciting opportunities for in
vitro modeling of neurological diseases and for advancing drug development and …

Functional characterization of human pluripotent stem cell-derived models of the brain with microelectrode arrays

A Pelkonen, C Pistono, P Klecki, M Gómez-Budia… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived neuron cultures have emerged as models of
electrical activity in the human brain. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) measure changes in the …

Snake venom gland organoids

Y Post, J Puschhof, J Beumer, HM Kerkkamp… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Wnt dependency and Lgr5 expression define multiple mammalian epithelial stem cell types.
Under defined growth factor conditions, such adult stem cells (ASCs) grow as 3D organoids …

Hyperexcitability and pharmacological responsiveness of cortical neurons derived from human iPSCs carrying epilepsy-associated sodium channel Nav1. 2-L1342P …

Z Que, MI Olivero-Acosta, J Zhang, M Eaton… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
With the wide adoption of genomic sequencing in children having seizures, an increasing
number of SCN2A genetic variants have been revealed as genetic causes of epilepsy …

CNTN5-/+or EHMT2-/+human iPSC-derived neurons from individuals with autism develop hyperactive neuronal networks

E Deneault, M Faheem, SH White, DC Rodrigues… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons are increasingly used to model Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. To study the …

On the road to the brain-on-a-chip: a review on strategies, methods, and applications

M Brofiga, M Pisano, R Raiteri… - Journal of Neural …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The brain is the most complex organ of our body. Such a complexity spans from the single-
cell morphology up to the intricate connections that hundreds of thousands of neurons …

In vitro Models for Seizure-Liability Testing Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

AI Grainger, MC King, DA Nagel, HR Parri… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The brain is the most complex organ in the body, controlling our highest functions, as well as
regulating myriad processes which incorporate the entire physiological system. The effects …