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ArticleScientific reports2019

L-type voltage-gated calcium channel regulation of in vitro human cortical neuronal networks.

William Plumbly, Nick Brandon, Tarek Z Deeb, Jeremy Hall, Adrian J Harwood

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

William PlumblyNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK.
Nick BrandonNeuroscience, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, 35 Gatehouse Dr, Waltham, MA, 02451, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-0096
Tarek Z DeebDepartment of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8989-7349
Jeremy HallNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-3278
Adrian J HarwoodNeuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK. harwoodaj@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3124-5169
Cardiff University · GBAstraZeneca (United States) · USTufts University · US

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L010305/1Medical Research Council MR/R011397/1Wellcome Trust 100202/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combination of in vitro multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) and the neuronal differentiation of stem cells offers the capability to study human neuronal networks from patient or engineered human cell lines. Here, we use MEA-based assays to probe synaptic function and network interactions of hiPSC-derived neurons. Neuronal network behaviour first emerges at approximately 30 days of culture and is driven by glutamate neurotransmission. Over a further 30 days, inhibitory GABAergic signalling shapes network behaviour into a synchronous regular pattern of burst firing activity and low activity periods. Gene mutations in L-type voltage gated calcium channel subunit genes are strongly implicated as genetic risk factors for the development of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. We find that, although basal neuronal firing rate is unaffected, there is a dose-dependent effect of L-type voltage gated calcium channel inhibitors on synchronous firing patterns of our hiPSC-derived neural networks. This demonstrates that MEA assays have sufficient sensitivity to detect changes in patterns of neuronal interaction that may arise from hypo-function of psychiatric risk genes. Our study highlights the utility of in vitro MEA based platforms for the study of hiPSC neural network activity and their potential use in novel compound screening.

Indexed as

Calcium Channels, L-TypeCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationGlutamic AcidHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMicro-Electrical-Mechanical SystemsMutationNeuronsSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisSynaptic TransmissionCalcium Channels, L-TypeGlutamic Acid

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PMID31554851
PMCPMC6761148
OpenAlexW2977028597

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