Neural Cell News Volume 16.47 | Nov 30 2022

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    TOP STORY

    PLD3 Affects Axonal Spheroids and Network Defects in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Scientists identified amyloid-plaque-associated axonal spheroids as prominent contributors to neural network dysfunction.
    [Nature]

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    Virtual Poster Presentation: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing of Cerebral Organoids to Model Microcephaly
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    TDP-43 Condensates and Lipid Droplets Regulate the Reactivity of Microglia and Regeneration after Traumatic Brain Injury

    Scientists used a stab wound injury model in zebrafish and identified an injury-induced microglial state characterized by the accumulation of lipid droplets and TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43)+ condensates.
    [Nature Neuroscience]

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    Generation of Neural Organoids for Spinal-Cord Regeneration via the Direct Reprogramming of Human Astrocytes

    The authors showed that human astrocytes could be directly reprogrammed into early neuroectodermal cells via the overexpression of OCT4, the suppression of p53 and the provision of the small molecules CHIR99021, SB431542, RepSox and Y27632.
    [Nature Biomedical Engineering]

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    Mispatterning and Interneuron Deficit in Tourette Syndrome Basal Ganglia Organoids

    To investigate the pathophysiology of early development in Tourette Syndrome (TS), induced pluripotent stem cell-derived basal ganglia organoids from TS patients and healthy controls were compared on multiple levels of measurement and analysis.
    [Molecular Psychiatry]

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    Differential Compartmentalization of Myeloid Cell Phenotypes and Responses towards the CNS in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Scientists highlighted the importance of myeloid cells in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the detailed characterization across body compartments that may serve as a resource for future studies focusing on the assessment of these cells as biomarkers in AD.
    [Nature Communications]

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    SPY1 Inhibits Neuronal Ferroptosis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Reducing Lipid Peroxidation through Regulation of GCH1 and TFR1

    Bioinformatics analysis revealed a high correlation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ferroptosis, and Speedy/RINGO cell cycle regulator family member A (SPY1).
    [Cell Death & Differentiation]

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    Global Hypo-Methylation in a Proportion of Glioblastoma Enriched for an Astrocytic Signature Is Associated with Increased Invasion and Altered Immune Landscape

    The authors described a subset of glioblastoma, the most prevalent malignant adult brain tumor, harboring a bias towards hypomethylation at defined differentially methylated regions.
    [eLife]

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    Modular Automated Microfluidic Cell Culture Platform Reduces Glycolytic Stress in Cerebral Cortex Organoids

    Investigators developed a multiplex platform that automated the culture of individual organoids in isolated microenvironments at user-defined media flow rates.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Midazolam Alleviates Cellular Senescence in SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Researchers investigated whether Midazolam possessed a beneficial effect against oligomerized Aβ1.42 in SH-SY5Y neuronal cells.
    [Brain and Behavior]

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    REVIEWS

    Topological Morphogenesis of Neuroepithelial Organoids

    Scientists combine tissue reconstitution and quantitative microscopy to show that tissue topology and shape are governed by two distinct modes of topological transitions.
    [Nature Physics]

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    Microglia Sequelae: Brain Signature of Innate Immunity in Schizophrenia

    Investigators gather clinical and translational findings related to microglial changes in schizophrenia.
    [Translational Psychiatry]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Opiant Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Rolling NDA Submission for OPNT003, Nasal Nalmefene, for Opioid Overdose

    Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced it had completed submission of its rolling New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA seeking approval for, nasal nalmefene, for the treatment of opioid overdose.
    [Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]

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