Brain Organoids: Tiny Mirrors of Human Neurodevelopment and Neurological Disorders.
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
Zika virus
brain development
microcephaly
neurological disorders
organoids
Journal
The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry
ISSN: 1089-4098
Titre abrégé: Neuroscientist
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504819
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
30
7
2020
medline:
18
1
2022
entrez:
30
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Unravelling the complexity of the human brain is a challenging task. Nowadays, modern neurobiologists have developed 3D model systems called "brain organoids" to overcome the technical challenges in understanding human brain development and the limitations of animal models to study neurological diseases. Certainly like most model systems in neuroscience, brain organoids too have limitations, as these minuscule brains lack the complex neuronal circuitry required to begin the operational tasks of human brain. However, researchers are hopeful that future endeavors with these 3D brain tissues could provide mechanistic insights into the generation of circuit complexity as well as reproducible creation of different regions of the human brain. Herein, we have presented the contemporary state of brain organoids with special emphasis on their mode of generation and their utility in modelling neurological disorders, drug discovery, and clinical trials.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32723210
doi: 10.1177/1073858420943192
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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