Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder in which motor neurons (MNs) of the brain and spinal cord degenerate, leading to paralysis. Generating MNs from patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may help elucidate early stages of disease. Here, we combined MNs from patients with early-onset disease with brain microvascular endothelial-like cells in a microfluidic device we termed spinal cord chips (SC-chips) and added media flow, which enhanced neuronal maturation and improved cellular health. Bulk transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of SC-chips revealed differences between control and ALS samples, including increased levels of neurofilaments. Single-nuclei RNA sequencing revealed the presence of two MN subpopulations and an ALS-specific dysregulation of glutamatergic and synaptic signaling. This ALS SC-chip model generates a diversity of mature MNs to better understand ALS pathology in a model that has an active blood-brain barrier-like system for future drug screening.
An organ-chip model of sporadic ALS using iPSC-derived spinal cord motor neurons and an integrated blood-brain-like barrier.
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作者:Lall Deepti, Workman Michael J, Sances Samuel, Ondatje Briana N, Bell Shaughn, Lawless George, Woodbury Amanda, West Dylan, Meyer Amanda, Matlock Andrea, Vaibhav Vineet, Van Eyk Jennifer E, Svendsen Clive N
期刊: | Cell Stem Cell | 影响因子: | 20.400 |
时间: | 2025 | 起止号: | 2025 Jul 3; 32(7):1139-1153 |
doi: | 10.1016/j.stem.2025.05.015 |
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