Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids.
Adult
Benzothiazoles
/ pharmacology
Brain
/ growth & development
Calcium Signaling
Child, Preschool
Epilepsy
/ diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2
/ genetics
Nerve Net
/ physiopathology
Neurogenesis
/ genetics
Neuroimaging
Neurons
Rett Syndrome
/ diagnostic imaging
Single-Cell Analysis
Synapses
Toluene
/ analogs & derivatives
Transcriptome
Journal
Nature neuroscience
ISSN: 1546-1726
Titre abrégé: Nat Neurosci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9809671
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2021
10 2021
Historique:
received:
29
08
2019
accepted:
08
07
2021
pubmed:
25
8
2021
medline:
9
10
2021
entrez:
24
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brain organoids represent a powerful tool for studying human neurological diseases, particularly those that affect brain growth and structure. However, many diseases manifest with clear evidence of physiological and network abnormality in the absence of anatomical changes, raising the question of whether organoids possess sufficient neural network complexity to model these conditions. Here, we explore the network-level functions of brain organoids using calcium sensor imaging and extracellular recording approaches that together reveal the existence of complex network dynamics reminiscent of intact brain preparations. We demonstrate highly abnormal and epileptiform-like activity in organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from individuals with Rett syndrome, accompanied by transcriptomic differences revealed by single-cell analyses. We also rescue key physiological activities with an unconventional neuroregulatory drug, pifithrin-α. Together, these findings provide an essential foundation for the utilization of brain organoids to study intact and disordered human brain network formation and illustrate their utility in therapeutic discovery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34426698
doi: 10.1038/s41593-021-00906-5
pii: 10.1038/s41593-021-00906-5
pmc: PMC9070733
mid: NIHMS1798064
doi:
Substances chimiques
Benzothiazoles
0
MECP2 protein, human
0
Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2
0
Toluene
3FPU23BG52
pifithrin
D213B92S1Y
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1488-1500Subventions
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS088571
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R25 NS065723
Pays : United States
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : R00 HD096105
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIGMS NIH HHS
ID : P01 GM099134
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS030549
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : K08 NS119747
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : RF1 AG050474
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : R01 DA051897
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : R01 MH123922
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS089817
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS103788
Pays : United States
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : P50 HD103557
Pays : United States
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : U54 HD087101
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : R01 MH121521
Pays : United States
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : K99 HD096105
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
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Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
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