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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2021

Modeling neurological disorders using brain organoids.

Daniel Y Zhang, Hongjun Song, Guo-Li Ming

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Brain organoids: A new tool for modelling of neurodevelopmental disorders.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024
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  14. Genetics of human brain development.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel Y ZhangBiochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Hongjun SongDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; The Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Guo-Li MingDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. Electronic address: gming@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine · US

Funding

Role of CACNA1C - a shared risk gene in neuropsychiatric disordersU19MH106434 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GAGE, FRED H, SONG, HONGJUN · 2016 to 2020
$13.8M
Modeling Zika virus pathogenesis and potential intervention during neural development using a human brain organoid systemU19AI131130 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MING, GUO-LI · 2017 to 2021
$7.7M
Continuous Neurogenesis in the Mammalian HippocampusR35NS116843 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HONGJUN SONG · 2020 to 2026
$6.9M
Functional roles of genetic risk factors for brain disorders in neurogenesis and neurodevelopmentR35NS097370 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MING, GUO-LI · 2017 to 2024
$6.7M
Research Center for Molecular Pathogenesis of SchizophreniaP20MH084018 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SAWA, AKIRA · 2008 to 2010
$3.3M
Local circuitry mechanisms regulating adult hippocampal neurogenesisR37NS047344 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SONG, HONGJUN · 2013 to 2019
$2.9M
Development of forebrain organoid platform for modelling human cortical neurogenesisR21NS095348 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MING, GUO-LI · 2015 to 2016
$294k
NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI131130NIMH NIH HHS P20 MH084018NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH106434NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS095348NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS097370NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS116843NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS047344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological disorders are challenging to study given the complexity and species-specific features of the organ system. Brain organoids are three dimensional structured aggregates of neural tissue that are generated by self-organization and differentiation from pluripotent stem cells under optimized culture conditions. These brain organoids exhibit similar features of structural organization and cell type diversity as the developing human brain, creating opportunities to recapitulate disease phenotypes that are not otherwise accessible. Here we review the initial attempt in the field to apply brain organoid models for the study of many different types of human neurological disorders across a wide range of etiologies and pathophysiologies. Forthcoming advancements in both brain organoid technology as well as analytical methods have significant potentials to advance the understanding of neurological disorders and to uncover opportunities for meaningful therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalBrainCell DifferentiationEpendymoglial CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansMutationNeoplasmsNerve Tissue ProteinsNervous System DiseasesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsOrganoidsPluripotent Stem CellsPrimary Cell CultureVirus DiseasesNerve Tissue Proteins3D cultureBrain organoidDisease modelingNeurological diseaseStem cell

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PMID32561297
PMCPMC7738381
OpenAlexW3036207627

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