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ArticleBio-protocol2019

A High-throughput and Pathophysiologically Relevant Astrocyte-motor Neuron Co-culture Assay for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Therapeutic Discovery.

Matthew J Stopford, Scott P Allen, Laura Ferraiuolo

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew J StopfordSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2HQ, UK.
Scott P AllenSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2HQ, UK.
Laura FerraiuoloSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2HQ, UK.
University of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Academy of Medical Sciences SBF002\1142Motor Neurone Disease Association ALLEN/OCT15/956-799Motor Neurone Disease Association BONANNO/APR16/848-791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset neurological disorder characterized by loss of motor neurons leading to progressive muscle wasting and eventually death. Astrocytes play a key role in disease pathogenesis. However, the ability to study astrocytic support towards motor neurons in ALS has been limited by a lack of sustainable high-throughput human cell models. Moreover, the ability to assess how astrocytic support of motor neurons is influenced by drug treatment or nutritional supplementation has been hampered by the lack of robust methodology. We have developed a high-throughput astrocyte motor neuron co-culture assay, which, by using Hb9-GFP+ motor neurons enables researchers to assess how ALS affects the ability of astrocytes to support motor neurons in 384-well plates. Moreover, astrocyte function can be manipulated by nutritional supplementation or drug treatment to identify possible therapeutic targets.

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ALSAstrocytesDrug discoveryHigh-throughput drug screeningMotor neurons

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PMID31579294
PMCPMC6774773
OpenAlexW2978130522

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