Roewe Julian, Riesinger Yasmin, Wilkens Ruven, Lee Heyne, Geist Daniela, Georgi Tanja, Bahr Michael, Habich Carina, Bahnassawy Lamiaa, Nicolaisen Nathalie, Thomanetz Venus, Wassmer Thomas, Cik Miroslav, Reinhardt Peter
AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2924:75-91. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4530-7_6.
Although progressive neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been extensively studied for decades, some underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain elusive. In addition, modeling neurodegenerative diseases in vitro has proven to be a challenging task. However, advances in the technique of using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have enabled the scientific community to study hiPSC-derived neurons, astrocytes, or microglia. Despite this important progress, monocultures of individual cell types may not accurately reflect the complexities of modeling specific pathological mechanisms. Therefore, we present a robust protocol for co-cultivating hiPSC-derived cortical neurons, astrocytes, and microglia in a tri-culture system for the purpose of hypothesis testing and drug screening. This co-cultivation system may allow modeling the effect of astrocyte and/or microglia modulation on neuronal health or intra-neuronal Tau aggregation, a key feature of AD progression.
尽管像阿尔茨海默病(AD)这样的进行性神经退行性疾病已经被广泛研究了数十年,但一些发病机制的潜在机制仍然难以捉摸。此外,在体外模拟神经退行性疾病已被证明是一项具有挑战性的任务。然而,使用人类诱导多能干细胞(hiPSC)技术的进步使科学界能够研究hiPSC衍生的神经元、星形胶质细胞或小胶质细胞。尽管取得了这一重要进展,但单一细胞类型的单培养可能无法准确反映模拟特定病理机制的复杂性。因此,我们提出了一种强大的方案,用于在三培养系统中共培养hiPSC衍生的皮质神经元、星形胶质细胞和小胶质细胞,以进行假设检验和药物筛选。这种共培养系统可能允许模拟星形胶质细胞和/或小胶质细胞调节对神经元健康或神经元内Tau聚集的影响,Tau聚集是AD进展的一个关键特征。
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