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Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in iPSC-Derived Striatal Cultures from Patients with Huntington's Disease.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease and is characterized by atrophy of certain regions of the brain in a progressive manner. HD patients experience behavioral changes and uncontrolled movements which can be primarily attributed to the atrophy of striatal neurons. Previous publications describe the models of the HD striatum using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from HD patients with a juvenile onset (JHD). In this model, the JHD iPSC-derived striatal cultures had altered neurodevelopment and contained a high number of nestin expressing progenitor cells at 42 days of differentiation.

Objective

To further characterize the altered neurodevelopmental phenotype and evaluate potential phenotypic reversal.

Methods

Differentiation of human iPSCs towards striatal fate and characterization by means of immunocytochemistry and stereological quantification.

Results

Here this study demonstrates a distinct delay in the differentiation of the JHD neural progenitor population. However, reduction of the JHD aberrant progenitor populations can be accomplished either by targeting the canonical Notch signaling pathway or by treatment with HTT antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs).

Conclusions

In summary, this data is postulated to reflect a potential overall developmental delay in JHD.

SUBMITTER: Mathkar PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839479 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in iPSC-Derived Striatal Cultures from Patients with Huntington's Disease.

Mathkar Pranav P PP   Suresh Divya D   Dunn James J   Tom Colton M CM   Mattis Virginia B VB  

Journal of Huntington's disease 20190101 3


<h4>Background</h4>Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease and is characterized by atrophy of certain regions of the brain in a progressive manner. HD patients experience behavioral changes and uncontrolled movements which can be primarily attributed to the atrophy of striatal neurons. Previous publications describe the models of the HD striatum using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from HD patients with a juvenile onset (JHD). In this model, the JHD iP  ...[more]

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