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ArticleExperimental neurology2023

Human iPSC-derived brain organoids: A 3D mini-brain model for studying HIV infection.

Zhengyu Wei, Brittany Bodnar, Ruo-Tong Zhao, Qianhao Xiao, Sami Saribas, Xu Wang, Wen-Zhe Ho, Wenhui Hu

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Article in Experimental neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhengyu WeiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Brittany BodnarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Ruo-Tong ZhaoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Qianhao XiaoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Sami SaribasDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Xu WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Wen-Zhe HoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address: wenzheho@temple.edu.
Wenhui HuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address: whu@temple.edu.
Temple University · US

Funding

HIV, Methamphetamine and Human iPSC-derived Microglia-containing Cerebral OrganoidsR01DA051893 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI HO, WENZHE, HU, WENHUI · 2020 to 2024
$3.1M
Long-term microglia-targeted endogenous retrovirus-like particle (ERVLP) delivery of Cas12f editor to cure HIVR01DA056876 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Wenhui Hu · 2022 to 2026
$3.0M
Effect of Methamphetamine and/or HIV on Human iPSCs-derived microglia and NeuronR21DA051396 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI HO, WENZHE · 2020 to 2021
$436k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA051893NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA056876NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA051396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The brain is one of the important reservoir sites for HIV persistent/latent infection that often leads to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). However, HIV dynamics in the brain is an understudied area and little is known about mechanisms underlying the development and progression of HAND. This issue is mainly due to the lack of suitable in vitro models that can recapitulate the cellular and molecular complexity of the human brain. Hence, there is an urgent need for such models to study HIV neuropathogenesis and to develop therapeutics for HAND. The emergence of three-dimensional (3D) brain organoids generated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has now provided a clinically relevant in vitro model to study HIV brain infection and neuropathogenesis. Recently, there have been a noticeable number of publications that demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of this model for studies of neurobiology and brain disorders as well as HIV infection. Here, we describe the development of iPSC-derived human microglia-containing brain organoids, including advantages/challenges, and focus on their applicability for modeling HIV brain infection.

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HIV InfectionsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsBrainHumansOrganoidsBrain organoidsHANDHIVHuman brain developmentInduced pluripotent stem cellsInfectionMicrogliaNeuropathogenesis

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PMID36934866
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