Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32527923›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2020

Human CNS barrier-forming organoids with cerebrospinal fluid production.

Laura Pellegrini, Claudia Bonfio, Jessica Chadwick, Farida Begum, Mark Skehel, Madeline A Lancaster

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 271 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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271citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
26.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

271 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 450 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura PellegriniMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8814-664X
Claudia BonfioMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4160-1163
Jessica ChadwickMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Farida BegumMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Mark SkehelMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2432-0901
Madeline A LancasterMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK. mlancast@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-2324-8853
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/9
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a vital liquid, providing nutrients and signaling molecules and clearing out toxic by-products from the brain. The CSF is produced by the choroid plexus (ChP), a protective epithelial barrier that also prevents free entry of toxic molecules or drugs from the blood. Here, we establish human ChP organoids with a selective barrier and CSF-like fluid secretion in self-contained compartments. We show that this in vitro barrier exhibits the same selectivity to small molecules as the ChP in vivo and that ChP-CSF organoids can predict central nervous system (CNS) permeability of new compounds. The transcriptomic and proteomic signatures of ChP-CSF organoids reveal a high degree of similarity to the ChP in vivo. Finally, the intersection of single-cell transcriptomics and proteomic analysis uncovers key human CSF components produced by previously unidentified specialized epithelial subtypes.

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Blood-Brain BarrierCell Culture TechniquesCerebrospinal FluidCerebrospinal Fluid ProteinsChoroid PlexusGene Expression ProfilingHumansOrganoidsProteomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisCerebrospinal Fluid Proteins

Identifiers

PMID32527923
PMCPMC7116154
OpenAlexW3035146390

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