Artikel: A static self-directed method for generating brain organoids from human embryonic stem cells
Journal of visualized experiments. 2020 Mar. 04, , no. 157
2020
Abstract: Human brain organoids differentiated from embryonic stem cells offer the unique opportunity to study complicated interactions of multiple cell types in a three-dimensional system. Here we present a relatively straightforward and inexpensive method that ... ...
Abstract | Human brain organoids differentiated from embryonic stem cells offer the unique opportunity to study complicated interactions of multiple cell types in a three-dimensional system. Here we present a relatively straightforward and inexpensive method that yields brain organoids. In this protocol human pluripotent stem cells are broken into small clusters instead of single cells and grown in basic media without a heterologous basement membrane matrix or exogenous growth factors, allowing the intrinsic developmental cues to shape the organoid's growth. This simple system produces a diversity of brain cell types including glial and microglial cells, stem cells, and neurons of the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. Organoids generated from this protocol also display hallmarks of appropriate temporal and spatial organization demonstrated by brightfield images, histology, immunofluorescence and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Because these organoids contain cell types from various parts of the brain, they can be utilized for studying a multitude of diseases. For example, in a recent paper we demonstrated the use of organoids generated from this protocol for studying the effects of hypoxia on the human brain. This approach can be used to investigate an array of otherwise difficult to study conditions such as neurodevelopmental handicaps, genetic disorders, and neurologic diseases. |
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Schlagwörter | basement membrane ; brain ; embryonic stem cells ; fluorescent antibody technique ; genetic disorders ; growth factors ; histology ; humans ; hypoxia ; neuroglia ; neurons ; organoids ; quantitative polymerase chain reaction ; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsverlauf | 2020-0304 |
Umfang | p. e60379. |
Erscheinungsort | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
Dokumenttyp | Artikel |
ZDB-ID | 2259946-0 |
ISSN | 1940-087X |
ISSN | 1940-087X |
DOI | 10.3791/60379 |
Datenquelle | NAL Katalog (AGRICOLA) |
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