2022
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids
Brady M, Mariani J, Koca Y, Szekely A, King R, Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5007-5019. PMID: 36447010, PMCID: PMC9949887, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01880-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeInterneuron deficitsGABAergic interneuronsHealthy controlsNeurodevelopmental underpinningsNeuropathological deficitsBG circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersDecreased differentiationT patientsInterneuronsAltered expressionPotential mechanismsCilia disruptionSonic hedgehogOrganoidsStem cellsTS individualsPluripotent stem cellsGli transcription factorsDeficitsOrganoid differentiationEarly stagesCholinergicPatients
2011
Induced pluripotent stem cells: A new tool to confront the challenge of neuropsychiatric disorders
Vaccarino FM, Stevens HE, Kocabas A, Palejev D, Szekely A, Grigorenko EL, Weissman S. Induced pluripotent stem cells: A new tool to confront the challenge of neuropsychiatric disorders. Neuropharmacology 2011, 60: 1355-1363. PMID: 21371482, PMCID: PMC3087494, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsUse of iPSCsPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsEarly developmental eventsMature somatic cellsEarly developmental stagesSomatic cellsGenetic variationGene productsDevelopmental eventsReprogramming strategiesNeural differentiationHuman brain developmentDevelopmental stagesIPSC technologyNeurodevelopmental pathwaysDevelopmental originsGenesPotential pharmacological interventionsNew toolGenetic deficitsCellsNeuropsychiatric disordersAnnual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Vaccarino FM, Urban AE, Stevens HE, Szekely A, Abyzov A, Grigorenko EL, Gerstein M, Weissman S. Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 504-516. PMID: 21204834, PMCID: PMC3124336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02348.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNervous systemNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersAdult-onset neuropsychiatric disordersEarly onset neuropsychiatric disordersHuman neural cellsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderStem cellsNeural stem cellsDeficit hyperactivity disorderHuman brain developmentObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological interventionsFunctional neuronsBrain developmentUse of iPSCsNeural cellsHyperactivity disorderTime pointsDisordersCompulsive disorderPatientsNeural differentiationDevelopmental time pointsNeurodevelopmental conditions