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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2024

Human cerebral organoids: cellular composition and subcellular morphological features.

Patricia Mateos-Martínez, Raquel Coronel, Martin Sachse, Rosa González-Sastre, Laura Maeso, Maria Josefa Rodriguez, María C Terrón, Victoria López-Alonso, Isabel Liste

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Patricia Mateos-MartínezUnidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Raquel Coronel *Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Martin Sachse *Unidad de Microscopía Electrónica, Unidades Centrales Científico Técnicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Rosa González-Sastre *Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Laura MaesoUnidad de Biología Computacional, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Maria Josefa RodriguezUnidad de Microscopía Electrónica, Unidades Centrales Científico Técnicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
María C TerrónUnidad de Microscopía Electrónica, Unidades Centrales Científico Técnicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Victoria López-AlonsoUnidad de Biología Computacional, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Isabel ListeUnidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Human cerebral organoids (hCOs) derived from pluripotent stem cells are very promising for the study of neurodevelopment and the investigation of the healthy or diseased brain. To help establish hCOs as a powerful research model, it is essential to perform the morphological characterization of their cellular components in depth. Methods: In this study, we analyzed the cell types consisting of hCOs after culturing for 45 days using immunofluorescence and reverse transcriptase qualitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays. We also analyzed their subcellular morphological characteristics by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results: Our results show the development of proliferative zones to be remarkably similar to those found in human brain development with cells having a polarized structure surrounding a central cavity with tight junctions and cilia. In addition, we describe the presence of immature and mature migrating neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursor cells, and microglia-like cells. Discussion: The ultrastructural characterization presented in this study provides valuable information on the structural development and morphology of the hCO, and this information is of general interest for future research on the mechanisms that alter the cell structure or function of hCOs.

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glial cellshuman brain organoidshuman pluripotent stem cellsmini-brainsneural stem cellsneurodevelopmenttransmission electron microscopyultrastructural characterization

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PMCPMC11199856

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