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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2021

Optimization of cerebral organoids: a more qualified model for Alzheimer's disease research.

Feng-Chen Bi, Xin-He Yang, Xiao-Yu Cheng, Wen-Bin Deng, Xiao-Li Guo, Hui Yang, Yin Wang, Juan Li, Yao Yao

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Feng-Chen Bi *School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1711-1295
Xin-He Yang *School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
Xiao-Yu Cheng *Department of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, China.
Wen-Bin DengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
Xiao-Li GuoSchool of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
Hui YangResearch Center of Medical Science and Technology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
Yin WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China. 20080038@nxmu.edu.cn.
Juan LiKey Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China. 20070018@nxmu.edu.cn.
Yao YaoSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China. 20070007@nxmu.edu.cn.
Ningxia Medical University · CNSoochow University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that currently cannot be cured by any drug or intervention, due to its complicated pathogenesis. Current animal and cellular models of AD are unable to meet research needs for AD. However, recent three-dimensional (3D) cerebral organoid models derived from human stem cells have provided a new tool to study molecular mechanisms and pharmaceutical developments of AD. In this review, we discuss the advantages and key limitations of the AD cerebral organoid system in comparison to the commonly used AD models, and propose possible solutions, in order to improve their application in AD research. Ethical concerns associated with human cerebral organoids are also discussed. We also summarize future directions of studies that will improve the cerebral organoid system to better model the pathological events observed in AD brains.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBiomedical ResearchBrainHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsOrganoidsProtein FoldingAlzheimer’s diseaseCerebral organoidsPluripotent stem cells

Identifiers

PMID34372927
PMCPMC8349709
OpenAlexW3188502889

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