Drug screening for ALS using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells
N Egawa, S Kitaoka, K Tsukita, M Naitoh… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset, fatal disorder in which the motor neurons
degenerate. The discovery of new drugs for treating ALS has been hampered by a lack of …
degenerate. The discovery of new drugs for treating ALS has been hampered by a lack of …
A cellular model for sporadic ALS using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells
MF Burkhardt, FJ Martinez, S Wright, C Ramos… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of therapeutics for genetically complex neurodegenerative diseases
such as sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has largely been hampered by lack of …
such as sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has largely been hampered by lack of …
Induced pluripotent stem cells from ALS patients for disease modeling
JP Richard, NJ Maragakis - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The ability to reprogram adult somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells that can differentiate
into all three germ layers of the developing human has fundamentally changed the …
into all three germ layers of the developing human has fundamentally changed the …
[HTML][HTML] Induced pluripotent stem cells and their applications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
H Du, Z Huo, Y Chen, Z Zhao, F Meng, X Wang, S Liu… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that results
in the loss of motor function in the central nervous system (CNS) and ultimately death. The …
in the loss of motor function in the central nervous system (CNS) and ultimately death. The …
Distinct responses of neurons and astrocytes to TDP-43 proteinopathy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disease
caused by motor neuron loss, resulting in muscle wasting, paralysis and eventual death. A …
caused by motor neuron loss, resulting in muscle wasting, paralysis and eventual death. A …
Modeling ALS with motor neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Directing the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into motor neurons has allowed
investigators to develop new models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However …
investigators to develop new models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However …
[HTML][HTML] Large-scale differentiation of iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS and control subjects
Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to understand the mechanisms of neurological
disease holds great promise; however, there is a lack of well-curated lines from a large array …
disease holds great promise; however, there is a lack of well-curated lines from a large array …
[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord extracts of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spread TDP-43 pathology in cerebral organoids
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by
progressive loss of motor neurons and there is currently no effective therapy. Cytoplasmic …
progressive loss of motor neurons and there is currently no effective therapy. Cytoplasmic …
4-Aminopyridine induced activity rescues hypoexcitable motor neurons from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells
M Naujock, N Stanslowsky, S Bufler, M Naumann… - Stem Cells, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Despite decades of research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), there is only one
approved drug, which minimally extends patient survival. Here, we investigated …
approved drug, which minimally extends patient survival. Here, we investigated …
[HTML][HTML] Human iPSC-derived motoneurons harbouring TARDBP or C9ORF72 ALS mutations are dysfunctional despite maintaining viability
AC Devlin, K Burr, S Borooah, JD Foster… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease for which a
greater understanding of early disease mechanisms is needed to reveal novel therapeutic …
greater understanding of early disease mechanisms is needed to reveal novel therapeutic …