3D bioprinting of neural tissues

M Cadena, L Ning, A King, B Hwang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The human nervous system is a remarkably complex physiological network that is inherently
challenging to study because of obstacles to acquiring primary samples. Animal models …

[HTML][HTML] Studying human neurological disorders using induced pluripotent stem cells: from 2D monolayer to 3D organoid and blood brain barrier models

S Logan, T Arzua, SG Canfield… - Comprehensive …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurological disorders have emerged as a predominant healthcare concern in recent years
due to their severe consequences on quality of life and prevalence throughout the world …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of brain region-specific spheroids with isogenic microglia-like cells

L Song, X Yuan, Z Jones, C Vied, Y Miao, M Marzano… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Current brain spheroids or organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
(hiPSCs) still lack a microglia component, the resident immune cells in the brain. The …

Microplastics exposure affects neural development of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical spheroids

T Hua, S Kiran, Y Li, QXA Sang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics have been part of our ecosystem for about a century and their degradation by
different environmental factors produce secondary microplastics (MPs). To date, the impact …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly of human stem cell-derived cortical spheroids and vascular spheroids to model 3-D brain-like tissues

L Song, X Yuan, Z Jones, K Griffin, Y Zhou, T Ma… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Human cerebral organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provide
novel tools for recapitulating the cytoarchitecture of human brain and for studying biological …

Innovations in 3D tissue models of human brain physiology and diseases

ML Lovett, TJF Nieland, YTL Dingle… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D laboratory tissue cultures have emerged as an alternative to traditional 2D
culture systems that do not recapitulate native cell behavior. The discrepancy between in …

Induced pluripotent stem cell-based organ-on-a-chip as personalized drug screening tools: A focus on neurodegenerative disorders

F Fanizza, M Campanile, G Forloni… - Journal of Tissue …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The Organ-on-a-Chip (OoC) technology shows great potential to revolutionize the drugs
development pipeline by mimicking the physiological environment and functions of human …

Harnessing cerebral organoids for Alzheimer's disease research

A Bubnys, LH Tsai - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder affecting the aging
population. Despite many studies, there remains an urgent need to identify the root causes …

[HTML][HTML] Region specific brain organoids to study neurodevelopmental disorders

PJ Susaimanickam, FR Kiral… - International Journal of …, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
Region specific brain organoids are brain organoids derived by patterning protocols using
extrinsic signals as opposed to cerebral organoids obtained by self-patterning. The main …

Emerging brain‐pathophysiology‐mimetic platforms for studying neurodegenerative diseases: brain organoids and brains‐on‐a‐chip

S Bang, S Lee, N Choi, HN Kim - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of disorders characterized by progressive
degeneration of the structural and functional integrity of the central and peripheral nervous …