Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery in Neurodegenerative Diseases

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Cao ◽  
Lan Tan ◽  
Teng Jiang ◽  
Xi-Chen Zhu ◽  
Jin-Tai Yu
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Disease Modeling ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery for Diabetes Mellitus Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Kawser Hossain ◽  
Ahmed Abdal Dayem ◽  
Jihae Han ◽  
Subbroto Kumar Saha ◽  
Gwang-Mo Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Disease Modeling ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

scholarly journals Utilising Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Neurodegenerative Disease Research: Focus on Glia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4334
Author(s):  
Katrina Albert ◽  
Jonna Niskanen ◽  
Sara Kälvälä ◽  
Šárka Lehtonen
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Glial Cells ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Human Ipscs ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are a self-renewable pool of cells derived from an organism’s somatic cells. These can then be programmed to other cell types, including neurons. Use of iPSCs in research has been two-fold as they have been used for human disease modelling as well as for the possibility to generate new therapies. Particularly in complex human diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, iPSCs can give advantages over traditional animal models in that they more accurately represent the human genome. Additionally, patient-derived cells can be modified using gene editing technology and further transplanted to the brain. Glial cells have recently become important avenues of research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, for example, in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. This review focuses on using glial cells (astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes) derived from human iPSCs in order to give a better understanding of how these cells contribute to neurodegenerative disease pathology. Using glia iPSCs in in vitro cell culture, cerebral organoids, and intracranial transplantation may give us future insight into both more accurate models and disease-modifying therapies.

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