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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Glutamatergic Neurons Differentiated from Embryonic Stem Cells: An Investigation of Differentiation and Associated Diseases.

Jen-Hua Chuang, Wen-Chin Yang, Yenshou Lin

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. 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
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Stem Cell Interventions in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jen-Hua ChuangSchool of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
Wen-Chin YangAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6410-2581
Yenshou LinSchool of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
National Taiwan Normal University · TWAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 106-2320-B-003-001-MY3; 109-2320-B-003-004-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons that have been derived from various types of stem cells have recently undergone significant study due to their potential for use in various aspects of biomedicine. In particular, glutamatergic neurons differentiated from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) potentially have many applications in both basic research and regenerative medicine. This review summarized the literatures published thus far and focused on two areas related to these applications. Firstly, these neurons can be used to investigate neuronal signal transduction during differentiation and this means that the genes/proteins/markers involved in this process can be identified. In this way, the dynamic spatial and temporal changes associated with neuronal morphology can be investigated relatively easily. Such an in vitro system can also be used to study how neurons during neurogenesis integrate into normal tissue. At the same time, the integration, regulation and functions of extracellular matrix secretion, various molecular interactions, various ion channels, the neuronal microenvironment, etc., can be easily traced. Secondly, the disease-related aspects of ESC-derived glutamatergic neurons can also be studied and then applied therapeutically. In the future, greater efforts are needed to explore how ESC-differentiated glutamatergic neurons can be used as a neuronal model for the study of Alzheimer's disease (AD) mechanistically, to identify possible therapeutic strategies for treating AD, including tissue replacement, and to screen for drugs that can be used to treat AD patients. With all of the modern technology that is available, translational medicine should begin to benefit patients soon.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsHumansNeurogenesisNeuronsSignal TransductionExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsAlzheimer’s diseasedifferentiationembryonic stem cellsglutamatergic neuronsneurodegeneration

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PMID33925600
PMCPMC8123877
OpenAlexW3158205774

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