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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2022

Applications of Brain Organoids for Infectious Diseases.

Wenqiang Fan, Kimberly M Christian, Hongjun Song, Guo-Li Ming

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Modelling human brain development and disease with organoids.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2025
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenqiang FanDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Kimberly M ChristianDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, 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 Developmental and Cell Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Epigenetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/UPenn_SongMing.
Guo-Li MingDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative 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

Modeling Zika virus pathogenesis and potential intervention during neural development using a human brain organoid systemU19AI131130 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BRINTON, MARGO A · 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
Inter- and Intra-cellular effects of cannabinoids, HIV and ART in the CNSR01DA052826 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JORDAN-SCIUTTO, KELLY L · 2021 to 2025
$3.5M
Modeling CNS dynamics in HIV infection and cannabinoids with forebrain organoidsR01DA049514 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHRISTIAN, KIMBERLY, JORDAN-SCIUTTO, KELLY L · 2019 to 2023
$3.5M
Sliced human neocortical organoids for modeling cortical laminar and columnar organization and functionRF1MH123979 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MING, GUO-LI · 2020 to 2020
$1.7M
Effects of antiretroviral drugs on human neural cell types in a 3D model of early brain developmentR21MH118037 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHRISTIAN, KIMBERLY · 2018 to 2019
$443k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain organoids are self-organized three-dimensional aggregates generated from pluripotent stem cells. They exhibit complex cell diversities and organized architectures that resemble human brain development ranging from neural tube formation, neuroepithelium differentiation, neurogenesis and gliogenesis, to neural circuit formation. Rapid advancements in brain organoid culture technologies have allowed researchers to generate more accurate models of human brain development and neurological diseases. These models also allow for direct investigation of pathological processes associated with infectious diseases affecting the nervous system. In this review, we first briefly summarize recent advancements in brain organoid methodologies and neurodevelopmental processes that can be effectively modeled by brain organoids. We then focus on applications of brain organoids to investigate the pathogenesis of neurotropic viral infection. Finally, we discuss limitations of the current brain organoid methodologies as well as applications of other organ specific organoids in the infectious disease research.

Indexed as

BrainCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesOrganoidsHumansNeurogenesis3D culturebrain developmentbrain organoidsinfectious diseaseneurotropic virus

Identifiers

PMID34536442
PMCPMC8810605
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