2019
Examining the relationship between astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration in ALS using hiPSCs
Halpern M, Brennand KJ, Gregory J. Examining the relationship between astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration in ALS using hiPSCs. Neurobiology Of Disease 2019, 132: 104562. PMID: 31381978, PMCID: PMC6834907, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAstrocyte dysfunctionNeurodegenerative diseasesRole of astrocytesNon-cell autonomous mechanismsFatal neurodegenerative diseaseRisk-associated genesAstrocytic dysfunctionNeural cell typesAstrocyte functionDisease onsetDisease progressionMotor neuronsLateral sclerosisTherapeutic interventionsDysfunctionDisease initiationGenetic factorsPotential targetProgressionAutonomous mechanismsDiseaseStem cellsNeurodegenerationCell types
2017
Personalized medicine in a dish: the growing possibility of neuropsychiatric disease drug discovery tailored to patient genetic variants using stem cells
Brennand K. Personalized medicine in a dish: the growing possibility of neuropsychiatric disease drug discovery tailored to patient genetic variants using stem cells. Stem Cell Investigation 2017, 4: 91-91. PMID: 29270417, PMCID: PMC5723749, DOI: 10.21037/sci.2017.10.05.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersNeural progenitor cellsBrain disordersNeural cell fateNeuropsychiatric diseasesStem cellsZika virus infectionPatient genetic variantsCell-derived neuronsPluripotent stem cellsHuman neural cellsCell fateDisease drug discoveryDisease progressionHealthy controlsNeural differentiationVirus infectionMature neuronsParkinson's diseasePhenotypic changesCellular insightsPatient's genotypeZika virusAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tissueNeural proliferation
2015
A guide to generating and using hiPSC derived NPCs for the study of neurological diseases.
Topol A, Tran N, Brennand K. A guide to generating and using hiPSC derived NPCs for the study of neurological diseases. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2015, e52495. PMID: 25742222, PMCID: PMC4354663, DOI: 10.3791/52495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsHiPSC neural progenitor cellsRapid genetic screeningPluripotent stem cellsCellular phenotypesDevelopmental eventsMolecular consequencesGene expressionNeurological diseasesFunctional neuronsStem cellsProgenitor cellsOnset of symptomsMolecular factorsFurther differentiationPost-mortem studiesDisease initiationGenetic screeningOxidative stressSymptom onsetDisease progressionHealthy controlsDiseaseCellsPatients