iPSC-derived hindbrain organoids to evaluate escitalopram oxalate treatment responses targeting neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.


Journal

Molecular psychiatry
ISSN: 1476-5578
Titre abrégé: Mol Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9607835

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 05 11 2023
accepted: 28 05 2024
revised: 16 05 2024
medline: 6 6 2024
pubmed: 6 6 2024
entrez: 5 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, and the gradual deterioration of brain function eventually leads to death. Almost all AD patients suffer from neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), the emergence of which correlates with dysfunctional serotonergic systems. Our aim is to generate hindbrain organoids containing serotonergic neurons using human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs). Work presented here is laying the groundwork for the application of hindbrain organoids to evaluate individual differences in disease progression, NPS development, and pharmacological treatment response. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy volunteers (n = 3), an AD patient without NPS (n = 1), and AD patients with NPS (n = 2) were reprogrammed into iPSCs and subsequently differentiated into hindbrain organoids. The presence of serotonergic neurons was confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription PCR, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and detection of released serotonin (5-HT). We successfully reprogrammed PBMCs into 6 iPSC lines, and subsequently generated hindbrain organoids from 6 individuals to study inter-patient variability using a precision medicine approach. To assess patient-specific treatment effects, organoids were treated with different concentrations of escitalopram oxalate, commonly prescribed for NPS. Changes in 5-HT levels before and after treatment with escitalopram were dose-dependent and variable across patients. Organoids from different people responded differently to the application of escitalopram in vitro. We propose that this 3D platform might be effectively used for drug screening purposes to predict patients with NPS most likely to respond to treatment in vivo and to understand the heterogeneity of treatment responses.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38840027
doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02629-y
pii: 10.1038/s41380-024-02629-y
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Subventions

Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : R21 AG067016
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : R21 AG067016
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : R21 AG067016
Pays : United States

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Cristina Zivko (C)

Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.
The Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Ram Sagar (R)

Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.
The Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Ariadni Xydia (A)

Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.
The Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Alejandro Lopez-Montes (A)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Jacobo Mintzer (J)

Department of Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 29425, Charleston, SC, USA.
Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare System, 29401, Charleston, SC, USA.

Paul B Rosenberg (PB)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.

David M Shade (DM)

Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Anton P Porsteinsson (AP)

Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA.

Constantine G Lyketsos (CG)

The Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Vasiliki Mahairaki (V)

Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA. vmachai1@jhmi.edu.
The Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA. vmachai1@jhmi.edu.

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