2020
A Static Self-Directed Method for Generating Brain Organoids from Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
Boisvert EM, Means RE, Michaud M, Thomson JJ, Madri JA, Katz SG. A Static Self-Directed Method for Generating Brain Organoids from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2020 PMID: 32202516, PMCID: PMC7245934, DOI: 10.3791/60379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsCell typesStem cellsIntrinsic developmental cuesHuman embryonic stem cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellsBrain organoidsBrain cell typesPluripotent stem cellsBasement membrane matrixMultiple cell typesDevelopmental cuesUse of organoidsExogenous growth factorsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionMultitude of diseasesHuman brain organoidsOrganoid growthSingle cellsReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionSpatial organizationOrganoidsGenetic disordersGrowth factorReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
2019
Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids
Boisvert EM, Means RE, Michaud M, Madri JA, Katz SG. Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 325. PMID: 30975982, PMCID: PMC6459920, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1553-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal hypoxic injuryBrain developmentEfficacy of minocyclineLow birth weightUse of minocyclineEffects of hypoxiaNormal brain developmentCerebral organoid modelHuman brain organoidsLater time pointsAnimal model systemsNeonatal hypoxicDevastating causeCerebral palsySignificant morbidityHuman brain developmentNeurological consequencesBirth weightHypoxic injuryNeuronal deathCortical neuronsInjury resultsGlial cellsForebrain markersPotential treatment