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ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2026

A refined protocol for the large-scale production of high-quality cerebral organoids.

Tatyana Prokhorova, Sonja Simone Hohmann, Alessia Fabozzi, Silvia Saltarelli, Vyacheslav Akimov, Cristine Marie Yde Ohki, Rhiannon V McNeill, Christian Tvedesøe, Blagoy Blagoev, Sarah Kittel-Schneider and 6 more

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Tatyana Prokhorova *Department of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. tprokhorova@health.sdu.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8768-8298
Sonja Simone Hohmann *Department of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Alessia FabozziDepartment of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Silvia SaltarelliDepartment of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Vyacheslav AkimovDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Experimental BioInformatics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Cristine Marie Yde OhkiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Translational Molecular Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Rhiannon V McNeillDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Christian TvedesøeDepartment of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Blagoy BlagoevDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Experimental BioInformatics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Sarah Kittel-SchneiderDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Peter Schneider-KampDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Lukasz SmigielskiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Translational Molecular Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Jing QinDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Birgit DebrabantDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Edna GrünblattDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Translational Molecular Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Tanja Maria MichelDepartment of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

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Abstract

Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebral organoids have emerged as a valuable tool for investigating early brain development and modeling neurodevelopmental disorders. However, considerable variation in both organoid size and cellular composition has been widely reported. Moreover, the large-scale production of organoids using conventional methods is a significant challenge, particularly considering that some stem cell lines exhibit variable efficiency in neuroepithelial formation. This heterogeneity of cerebral organoids can complicate experimental reproducibility and comparability in studies of brain development and disease mechanisms. Therefore, we developed a protocol using CERO 3D bioreactors, which enables scalable organoid production and improves size homogeneity compared to conventional approaches. In addition, we conducted a pilot study, utilizing MS-based proteomic analysis of single organoids from two different lines, aiming to explore whether size variability is associated with differences in protein expression within cerebral organoids. The organoids produced in the CERO 3D bioreactors reproducibly form neuroepithelial structures and express key neurodevelopmental markers. The presented protocol provides an efficient way of producing cerebral organoids, supporting reproducibility and high-throughput applications in neurodevelopmental research.

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Cerebral organoidsiPSCsLarge-scale cultureNeuroepithelial formationOrganoid heterogeneityProteomics

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