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Patient-Derived Midbrain Organoids to Explore the Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease

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Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids offer an unprecedented access to complex human tissues that recapitulate features of architecture, composition and function of in vivo organs. In the context of Parkinson's Disease (PD), human midbrain organoids (hMO) are of significant interest, as they generate dopaminergic neurons expressing markers of Substantia Nigra identity, which are the most vulnerable to degeneration. Combined with genome editing approaches, hMO may thus constitute a valuable tool to dissect the genetic makeup of PD by revealing the effects of risk variants on pathological mechanisms in a representative cellular environment. Furthermore, the flexibility of organoid co-culture approaches may also enable the study of neuroinflammatory and neurovascular processes, as well as interactions with other brain regions that are also affected over the course of the disease. We here review existing protocols to generate hMO, how they have been used so far to model PD, address challenges inherent to organoid cultures, and discuss applicable strategies to dissect the molecular pathophysiology of the disease. Taken together, the research suggests that this technology represents a promising alternative to 2D in vitro models, which could significantly improve our understanding of PD and help accelerate therapeutic developments.
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hal-02967712 , version 1 (15-10-2020)

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Benjamin Galet, Hélène Cheval, Philippe Ravassard. Patient-Derived Midbrain Organoids to Explore the Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology, 2020, 11, pp.1005. ⟨10.3389/fneur.2020.01005⟩. ⟨hal-02967712⟩
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