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ReviewNature communications2024

Neuropathogenesis-on-chips for neurodegenerative diseases.

Sarnai Amartumur, Huong Nguyen, Thuy Huynh, Testaverde S Kim, Ran-Sook Woo, Eungseok Oh, Kyeong Kyu Kim, Luke P Lee, Chaejeong Heo

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Review in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

9 authors.

Sarnai AmartumurDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6941-5421
Huong NguyenDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.ORCID 0009-0001-4916-9232
Thuy HuynhDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5199-0054
Testaverde S KimCenter for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, Korea.
Ran-Sook WooDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, 34824, Korea.
Eungseok OhDepartment of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, 35015, Korea.
Kyeong Kyu KimDepartment of Precision Medicine, Graduate School of Basic Medical Science (GSBMS), Institute for Anti-microbial Resistance Research and Therapeutics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2515-8894
Luke P LeeDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea. lplee@bwh.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1436-4054
Chaejeong HeoDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea. cjheo@skku.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8581-5425

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing diagnostics and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) is challenging due to multifactorial pathogenesis that progresses gradually. Advanced in vitro systems that recapitulate patient-like pathophysiology are emerging as alternatives to conventional animal-based models. In this review, we explore the interconnected pathogenic features of different types of ND, discuss the general strategy to modelling NDs using a microfluidic chip, and introduce the organoid-on-a-chip as the next advanced relevant model. Lastly, we overview how these models are being applied in academic and industrial drug development. The integration of microfluidic chips, stem cells, and biotechnological devices promises to provide valuable insights for biomedical research and developing diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for NDs.

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Neurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrofluidicsOrganoids

Identifiers

PMID38472255
PMCPMC10933492

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