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ArticleBiosensors2021

Real-Time Monitoring of Levetiracetam Effect on the Electrophysiology of an Heterogenous Human iPSC-Derived Neuronal Cell Culture Using Microelectrode Array Technology.

Andrea Di Credico, Giulia Gaggi, Pascal Izzicupo, Laura Ferri, Laura Bonanni, Giovanni Iannetti, Angela Di Baldassarre, Barbara Ghinassi

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Article in Biosensors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea Di CredicoDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8388-9305
Giulia GaggiBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8761-7390
Pascal IzzicupoDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-8995
Laura FerriDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2105-5038
Laura BonanniDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Giovanni IannettiFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Angela Di BaldassarreDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4473-4909
Barbara GhinassiDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3529-2790
University of Chieti-Pescara · ITBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

Ministry of Education, Universities and Research ex 60%
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Levetiracetam (LEV) is a broad-spectrum and widely used antiepileptic drug that also has neuroprotective effects in different neurological conditions. Given its complex interaction with neuronal physiology, a better comprehension of LEV effects on neurons activity is needed. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) represent an advanced technology for the non-invasive study of electrophysiological activity of neuronal cell cultures. In this study, we exploited the Maestro Edge MEA system, a platform that allows a deep analysis of the electrical network behavior, to study the electrophysiological effect of LEV on a mixed population of human neurons (glutamatergic, GABAergic and dopaminergic neurons, and astrocytes). We found that LEV significantly affected different variables such as spiking, single-electrode bursting, and network bursting activity, with a pronounced effect after 15 min. Moreover, neuronal cell culture completely rescued its baseline activity after 24 h without LEV. In summary, MEA technology confirmed its high sensitivity in detecting drug-induced electrophysiological modifications. Moreover, our results allow one to extend the knowledge on the electrophysiological effects of LEV on the complex neuronal population that resembles the human cortex.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsLevetiracetamMicroelectrodesNeuronsCell Culture TechniquesElectrophysiological PhenomenaHumansLevetiracetambiosensorsdrug screeningelectrophysiologyiPSC-derived neuronsLevetiracetammicroelectrode arrayreal-time monitoring

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PMID34821666
PMCPMC8616005
OpenAlexW3211477815

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