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Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids

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Ormel, Paul R., Vieira de Sá, Renata, van Bodegraven, Emma J., Karst, Henk, Harschnitz, Oliver, Sneeboer, Marjolein A. M., Johansen, Lill Eva, van Dijk, Roland E., Scheefhals, Nicky, Berdenis van Berlekom, Amber, Ribes Martínez, Eduardo, Kling, Sandra, MacGillavry, Harold D., van den Berg, Leonard H., Kahn, René S., Hol, Elly M., de Witte, Lot D., Pasterkamp, R. Jeroen·2018·Nature Communications

Abstract

Cerebral organoids are 3D stem cell-derived models that can be utilized to study the human brain. The current consensus is that cerebral organoids consist of cells derived from the neuroectodermal lineage. This limits their value and applicability, as mesodermal-derived microglia are important players in neural development and disease. Remarkably, here we show that microglia can innately develop within a cerebral organoid model and display their characteristic ramified morphology. The transcriptome and response to inflammatory stimulation of these organoid-grown microglia closely mimic the transcriptome and response of adult microglia acutely isolated from post mortem human brain tissue. In addition, organoid-grown microglia mediate phagocytosis and synaptic material is detected inside them. In all, our study characterizes a microglia-containing organoid model that represents a valuable tool for studying the interplay between microglia, macroglia, and neurons in human brain development and disease.

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Ormel, P. R., Vieira de Sá, R., van Bodegraven, E. J., Karst, H., Harschnitz, O., Sneeboer, M. A. M., Johansen, L. E., van Dijk, R. E., Scheefhals, N., Berdenis van Berlekom, A., Ribes Martínez, E., Kling, S., MacGillavry, H. D., van den Berg, L. H., Kahn, R. S., Hol, E. M., de Witte, L. D., & Pasterkamp, R. J.
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Nature Communications
Published
2018-10-09
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
4167-4167
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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W2895538826
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623
References
41
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20.69
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journal article
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en
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Ormel, P. R., Vieira de Sá, R., van Bodegraven, E. J., Karst, H., Harschnitz, O., Sneeboer, M. A. M., Johansen, L. E., van Dijk, R. E., Scheefhals, N., Berdenis van Berlekom, A., Ribes Martínez, E., Kling, S., MacGillavry, H. D., van den Berg, L. H., Kahn, R. S., Hol, E. M., de Witte, L. D., & Pasterkamp, R. J. (2018). Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06684-2

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