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Astrocytes and microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: Lessons from human in vitro models

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Franklin, Hannah, Clarke, Benjamin E., Patani, Rickie·2021·Progress in Neurobiology

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Both astrocytes and microglia fulfil homeostatic and immune functions in the healthy CNS. Dysfunction of these cell types have been implicated in the pathomechanisms of several neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding the cellular autonomy and early pathological changes in these cell types may inform drug screening and therapy development. While animal models and post-mortem tissue have been invaluable in understanding disease processes, the advent of human in vitro models provides a unique insight into disease biology as a manipulable model system obtained directly from patients. Here, we discuss the different human in vitro models of astrocytes and microglia and outline the phenotypes that have been recapitulated in these systems.

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Franklin, H., Clarke, B. E., & Patani, R.
Affiliations
The Francis Crick Institute (GB)
Corresponding author
Patani, Rickie
Venue
Progress in Neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-05
Volume
200
Pages
101973
ISSN
0301-0082 (ISSN-L)
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W3112409504
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References
41
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en
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Funders
Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Keywords
astrocytes, microglia, neurodegenerative diseases, human in vitro models, disease modeling, astrocyte dysfunction, microglial dysfunction, CNS homeostasis, drug screening, disease phenotypes
MeSH terms
Animals, Astrocytes, Humans, Microglia, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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