Derivation of Human Midbrain-Specific Organoids from Neuroepithelial Stem Cells.

ABSTRACT: Research on human brain development and neurological diseases is limited by the lack of advanced experimental in vitro models that truly recapitulate the complexity of the human brain. Here, we describe a robust human brain organoid system that is highly specific to the midbrain derived from regionally patterned neuroepithelial stem cells. These human midbrain organoids contain spatially organized groups of dopaminergic neurons, which make them an attractive model for the study of Parkinson's disease. Midbrain organoids are characterized in detail for neuronal, astroglial, and oligodendrocyte differentiation. Furthermore, we show the presence of synaptic connections and electrophysiological activity. The complexity of this model is further highlighted by the myelination of neurites. The pr

SUBMITTER: Monzel AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5425618 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature