一种片上人体神经血管单元
A Human Neurovascular Unit On-a-Chip.
作者信息
Lee Sharon Wei Ling, Rogosic Renato, Venturi Claudia, Raimondi Manuela Teresa, Pavesi Andrea, Adriani Giulia
机构信息
Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Biomedical Sciences Institute, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore.
出版信息
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2373:107-119. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1693-2_7.
Protection of the central nervous system (CNS) and cerebral homeostasis depend upon the blood-brain barrier (BBB) functions and permeability. BBB restrictive permeability hinders drug delivery for the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors. Several in vivo animal models and in vitro systems have been developed to understand the BBB complex mechanisms and aid in the design of improved therapeutic strategies. However, there are still many limitations that should be addressed to achieve the structural and chemical environment of a human BBB. We developed a microfluidic-based model of the neurovascular unit. A monolayer of human cerebral endothelial cells (hCMEC-D3) was grown and cocultured with human brain microvascular pericytes (hBMVPC), and human induced pluripotent stem cells differentiated into astrocytes (hiPSC-AC) and neurons (hiPSC-N). To visualize the physiological morphology of each cell type, we used fluorescent cell-specific markers and confocal microscopy. Permeation of fluorescent solutes with different molecular weights was measured to demonstrate that the developed BBB was selectively permeable as a functional barrier.
中枢神经系统(CNS)的保护和脑内稳态取决于血脑屏障(BBB)的功能和通透性。BBB的限制性通透性阻碍了用于治疗几种神经退行性疾病和脑肿瘤的药物递送。已经开发了几种体内动物模型和体外系统来了解BBB的复杂机制,并有助于设计改进的治疗策略。然而,要实现人类BBB的结构和化学环境,仍有许多局限性需要解决。我们开发了一种基于微流体的神经血管单元模型。将单层人脑血管内皮细胞(hCMEC-D3)与人脑微血管周细胞(hBMVPC)、人诱导多能干细胞分化而成的星形胶质细胞(hiPSC-AC)和神经元(hiPSC-N)共培养。为了可视化每种细胞类型的生理形态,我们使用了荧光细胞特异性标记物和共聚焦显微镜。通过测量不同分子量的荧光溶质的渗透,以证明所构建的BBB作为功能性屏障具有选择性通透性。