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ArticleAdvanced biology2025

Generation of Advanced Blood-Brain Barrier Spheroids Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Brain Capillary Endothelial-Like Cells.

Sanjana Mathew-Schmitt, Sabrina Oerter, Evelin Reitenbach, Sabine Gätzner, Alevtina Höchner, Heinz-Georg Jahnke, Jörg Piontek, Winfried Neuhaus, Andreas Brachner, Marco Metzger and 1 more

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Article in Advanced biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sanjana Mathew-SchmittChair Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Sabrina OerterChair Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Evelin ReitenbachFraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Translational Centre Regenerative Therapies (TLC-RT), 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Sabine GätznerChair Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Alevtina HöchnerFraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Translational Centre Regenerative Therapies (TLC-RT), 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Heinz-Georg JahnkeBiotechnological-Biomedical Center (BBZ), University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Jörg PiontekClinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203, Berlin, Germany.
Winfried NeuhausAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Centre Health and Bioresources, Competence Unit Molecular Diagnostics, Vienna, 1210, Austria.
Andreas BrachnerAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Centre Health and Bioresources, Competence Unit Molecular Diagnostics, Vienna, 1210, Austria.
Marco MetzgerFraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Translational Centre Regenerative Therapies (TLC-RT), 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
Antje Appelt-MenzelChair Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-5511

Funding

Graduate School of Life Sciences, Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgHorizon 2020 807015Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensively studied blood-brain barrier (BBB) in-vitro models are established on 2D cell culture inserts. However, they do not accurately represent 3D in-vivo microenvironments due to lack of direct neurovascular unit cellular contacts. Here, the establishment and characterization of a self-assembled 3D BBB spheroid model using human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived brain capillary endothelial-like cells (iBCECs) in combination with primary human astrocytes (ACs) and pericytes (PCs) are reported. This investigation compares 3D spheroids with 2D mono-cultured iBCECs derived from two different hiPSC lines and two differentiation strategies. It is observed that spheroid properties vary depending on the differentiation strategy or type of hiPSC line applied for model generation. However, spheroids demonstrate in-vivo like tight junction ultrastructure and, in comparison to 2D models, higher transcript expression of BBB specific genes. Furthermore, they possess characteristic barrier integrity, barrier functionality, and protein expression. It is inferred that hiPSC-derived BBB spheroids hold a strong potential as a reliable future BBB in-vitro test system.

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Blood-Brain BarrierEndothelial CellsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsSpheroids, CellularAstrocytesBrainCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedHumansPericytesTight Junctionsblood–brain barrier (BBB)hiPSC‐derived brain capillary endothelial‐like cells (iBCECs)human‐induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)neurovascular unit (NVU)self‐assembled BBB spheroids

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PMID39912766
PMCPMC12001013

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