Stopford, M., Allen, S. and Ferraiuolo, L. orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-5714 (2019) A high-throughput and pathophysiologically relevant astrocyte-motor neuron co-culture assay for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapeutic discovery. Bio-protocol, 9 (17). ISSN 2331-8325
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset neurological disorder characterized by loss of motor neurons leading to progressive muscle wasting and eventually death. Astrocytes play a key role in disease pathogenesis. However, the ability to study astrocytic support towards motor neurons in ALS has been limited by a lack of sustainable high-throughput human cell models. Moreover, the ability to assess how astrocytic support of motor neurons is influenced by drug treatment or nutritional supplementation has been hampered by the lack of robust methodology. We have developed a highthroughput astrocyte motor neuron co-culture assay, which, by using Hb9-GFP+ motor neurons enables researchers to assess how ALS affects the ability of astrocytes to support motor neurons in 384-well plates. Moreover, astrocyte function can be manipulated by nutritional supplementation or drug treatment to identify possible therapeutic targets.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. |
Keywords: | ALS; Astrocytes; Motor neurons; Drug discovery; High-throughput drug screening |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Academy Of Medical Sciences SBF002\1142 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2019 08:39 |
Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2019 08:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bio-Protocol |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.21769/bioprotoc.3353 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150933 |