3909results about "Nervous system cells" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of cytology, in particular to a grass carp brain astrocyte line and application thereof, the grass carp brain astrocyte line is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection on May 7, 2025, and the preservation number of the grass carp brain astrocyte line is CCTCC NO: C2025149. The grass carp brain astroglia cell line provided by the invention has the capability of efficiently proliferating GCRV-II, and the virus titer of the GCRV-II replicated in the cell line at least can reach 1.38 * 10 < 8 > pfu / mL or above; after the GCRV-II is blindly passed for 5 generations in a grass carp astroglia cell line, the grass carp can still have typical bleeding symptoms and death due to the virus. And the exogenous plasmid transfected grass carp brain astroglia cell line has similar transfection efficiency to commercial grass carp kidney cells. Therefore, the invention lays an important foundation for deep research of pathogenic mechanism of GCRV-II, vaccine preparation, antiviral drug screening and prevention and control of grass carp viral hemorrhagic disease.

There is provided herein methods generating a population of primed mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes. A method in accordance with the disclosure may comprise expanding a population of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in culture, administering one or more priming agents in the culture to prime the population of MSCs and obtain a population of primed MSCs: growing the population of die primed MCSs in culture to produce a primed-MSC-derived conditioned medium; collecting the primed MSC-conditioned medium; and purifying a population of exosomes from the primed MSC-conditioned medium. The one or more priming p agents may comprise a conditioned media derived from a population of stem cells different from the population of MSCs, a Nrf2 activator, or a combination thereof. There is also provided herein methods of treating tissues such as cornea and liver using the population of exosomes from the primed MSC-conditioned medium.

The present disclosure provides methods of differentiating pluripotent stem cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells, into lineage-specific floor plate midbrain progenitor cells, determined dopaminergic neuronal progenitor cells, committed dopaminergic neuronal progenitor cells and / or dopaminergic neuronal cells. Also provided are compositions uses thereof, such as for treating neurodegenerative diseases and conditions, including Parkinson's disease, and articles of manufacture and kits for use thereof.

The invention provides a neuromuscular multi-element coupled organoid micro-fluidic chip, a device and a method. Relates to the technical field of organoid micro-fluidic chips. A first culture chamber, a second culture chamber and a third culture chamber are arranged in a culture layer of the chip; the first culture room is used for culturing nerve cells; the second culture room is used for culturing muscle cells; a microfluidic channel for communicating the first culture chamber with the second culture chamber is arranged between the first culture chamber and the second culture chamber; the third culture room is arranged on the micro-fluidic channel and is used for culturing a neuromuscular joint formed by convergence of axons of nerve cells and muscle cells; a microelectrode array plate is arranged in the circuit layer and is used for performing electrical stimulation and electrophysiological function detection on neuromuscular cells. Through the chip, co-culture of in-vitro nerves and muscle organs can be realized, a complex interaction relationship in a neuromuscular system can be accurately simulated, and the chip can also be used for constructing various neuromuscular related disease models.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological tissue engineering, and discloses a nerve-blood brain barrier co-culture model, which comprises a culture chip, and nerves and blood brain barriers respectively constructed in upper culture micropores and lower culture micropores of the culture chip. Wherein a semi-permeable membrane is arranged between the lower-layer culture micropores and the upper-layer culture micropores of the culture chip; the nerves are obtained by inoculating neurons / brain organs obtained by stem cell differentiation into the upper culture micropores for co-culture, and the blood brain barrier is obtained by inoculating brain microvascular endothelial cells obtained by stem cell differentiation into one side of the semipermeable membrane in the lower culture micropores for co-culture. The co-culture model is higher in biomimetic property, and can better simulate the structure and function of the blood brain barrier, for example, the co-culture model has a barrier function closer to the physiological level, the selective permeability of a small molecule drug is matched with the in-vivo permeation condition, and the co-culture model has the function of a small molecule related transporter. The invention further discloses a construction method and application.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical biology, and provides a dopaminergic neuron precursor cell surface marker F3 and / or SSTR2, and the dopaminergic neuron precursor cell surface marker F3 and / or SSTR2 can be used for screening dopaminergic neuron precursor cells to obtain high-purity dopaminergic neuron precursor cells. The dopaminergic neuron precursor cell has relatively high efficiency of differentiating to the dopaminergic neuron.

The invention provides a cognitive function in-vitro simulation method based on a microelectrode array (MEA) and brain organs and application of the cognitive function in-vitro simulation method, and belongs to the crossing field of brain organ in-vitro model construction, neural engineering, brain-like intelligence and the like. In an in-vitro environment, external signal (such as sound) information is converted into electrical stimulation input capable of being perceived by brain organs in an MEA electrical stimulation mode, so that the brain organs gradually learn and identify external signals in repeated electrical stimulation; after elution stimulation for a period of time, the reduction condition of recognition accuracy is observed, namely, the important memory and forgetting process in the cognitive function is simulated. According to the method, the electrophysiological response and the biological mechanism change of the brain organs under external electrical stimulation can be quantitatively evaluated, and a new possibility is provided for exploring the advanced cognitive function by utilizing the brain organs.

A device for modelling physiological and pathophysiological states of the brain is provided. The device comprises a hydrogel with micropattern channels having a length, width and depth. The micropattern channels comprise cells selected from the group consisting of neurons, astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, neuronal organoids, cancer cells, cancer spheroids, brain tumoral cells and combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to an intestinal epithelium model accurately reproducing the pathophysiological mechanisms observed in vivo in the context an inflammatory condition of the intestinal barrier. The model according to the present invention comprises two compartments separated by a semi-permeable membrane. The first compartment, corresponding to the apical pole of the intestinal epithelium, comprises a coculture of Caco-2 cells differentiated into enterocytes and HT29-MTX cells differentiated into goblet cells. The second compartment, corresponding to the basolateral pole of the intestinal epithelium, comprises a culture of THP-1 monocytic cells differentiated into macrophages. The model according to the present invention is characterized in that the cells contained in the first compartment produce interleukin 6 (IL-6) at a concentration of more than 100 pg / ml and interleukin 8 (IL-8) at a concentration of more than 150 pg / ml, and the cells contained in the second compartment produce tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) at a concentration of more than 40 pg / ml and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) at a concentration of more than 90 pg / ml. The present invention also relates to the method for obtaining this model and also to a method for selecting candidate compounds for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases by verifying their ability to stop the inflammation as soon as the permeability is increased, or verifying the restoration of the permeability and of the mucus layer.

The invention discloses application of MIGA2 as a therapeutic target in a medicine for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicine. The MIGA2 gene is used as a therapeutic target to be applied to development, screening or preparation of drugs for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease. After an MIGA2 overexpression plasmid is adopted to transfect an Alzheimer's disease cell model, it is found that autophagy flow in cells can be promoted and accumulation of related toxic proteins can be reduced, it is proved that MIGA2 has the neuroprotective effect on the Alzheimer's disease, and a new way and exploration direction are provided for treatment of the Alzheimer's disease.

The invention relates to a cochlea spiral neuron in-vitro organ as well as a construction method and application thereof, and provides a method for obtaining a mature inner ear neuron by utilizing human pluripotent stem cell differentiation in vitro and further constructing an inner ear neuron in-vitro organ on the basis of the mature inner ear neuron. The internal ear neuron in-vitro organoid function stage obtained by the method and the application thereof are also provided.

A brain organoid containing optic vesicles generated based on H9 induction and an eye-brain fusion culture method thereof are provided. H9 embryonic stem cell induction is used to generate a brain organoid containing optic vesicles with primitive visual field. Based on an established optic vesicle brain organoid culture system, microscopic imaging is combined with specific marker antibodies related to early retinal development and photoreceptor cell maturation to structurally and functionally identify the brain organoid containing optic vesicles.

The invention discloses a multi-brain organ electron complex as well as a construction method and application thereof. The multi-brain organ electronic complex comprises a microelectrode array and a fusion organ attached to the surface of a chip electrode of the microelectrode array through a PDMS film, and the fusion organ can grow for more than or equal to 120 days through culture. The PDMS film is attached to the surface of the MEA chip electrode, so that the stability of combination of the MEA chip electrode and the organoid is remarkably enhanced, the construction efficiency of a multi-brain organoid electron complex is improved, and the continuity of neural signal detection is improved; a high-performance model platform is provided for multi-brain organ research, and the method has a wide application prospect.

Methods of treating a nerve injury are disclosed. The methods include administering to a target site of the nerve injury a thermally stable preparation having a purified amphiphilic peptide in an aqueous biocompatible solution, being configured to self-assemble into a hydrogel, and administering to the target site a buffer having an effective amount of an ionic salt and a biological buffering agent to form the hydrogel. The methods include administering to the target site a biological material suspension in an amount effective to treat the nerve injury. The methods include administering to the target site an anti-scarring agent in an amount effective to treat the nerve injury. The target site is associated with central nervous system tissue or peripheral nervous system tissue. The nerve injury includes spinal cord injury and peripheral nerve injury.

The invention discloses an application of a CD73 + NK cell in preparation of a medicine for preventing or treating Parkinson's disease. The applicant discovers that the CD73 + NK cell can prevent dopaminergic neuron loss and glial inflammation response of the MPP + induced VM cell in the experimental process. However, TGF-beta1 and IL-10 secreted by the CD73 + NK cells do not significantly prevent loss of dopaminergic neurons induced by MPP + in cross-pore co-culture of the CD73 + NK cells and VM neurons. Therefore, the CD73 + NK cells are proved to protect dopaminergic neurons from the influence of MPP + neurotoxicity through an intercellular contact mechanism, namely CD73-SIRPA interaction.

The invention relates to a cell collection method capable of simultaneously collecting three cells in a co-culture model, and belongs to the technical field of biology. The invention provides a cell collection method capable of simultaneously collecting three cells in a co-culture model, and the cell collection method comprises the following steps: after a three-cell co-culture model is constructed, taking out a Transwell chamber, retaining cells in the lower chamber, and collecting the cells in the lower chamber; respectively digesting the cells on the two sides of the Transwell cell membrane by using a trypsin solution with the concentration of 0.5 g / 100mL so as to respectively collect the cells on the two sides of the Transwell cell membrane. According to the cell collection method disclosed by the invention, the three cells in the three-cell co-culture model are simultaneously collected in a manner of digesting the cells on the two sides of the Transwell membrane step by step by using pancreatin, so that not only is the cell and consumable cost saved, but also the experimental synchronism of the three cells is ensured, and convenience is provided for optimizing the experimental process.

The present disclosure provides mouse models comprising an endogenous Stathmin2 (Stmn2) gene that comprises a human exon 2a polynucleotide sequence.

A cellularized nerve regeneration graft is disclosed that includes an electrospun biodegradable polymer conduit having an exterior surface and an interior luminal space, a plurality of fibroblasts seeded to the exterior surface of the conduit, and a system filling the interior luminal space of the conduit. The system may include a hydrogel matrix or augmented hydrogel matrix and Schwann cells. The cellularized nerve regeneration graft may be used in the repair of peripheral nerve injuries. Methods of making the cellularized nerve regeneration graft are also disclosed.

This disclosure generally relates to cell-based therapies for treatment of visual disorders, including disorders of the cornea. Methods are exemplified for directed differentiation of corneal cells from stem cells. Compositions of corneal endothelial cells and uses thereof are also provided. Exemplary compositions exhibit improved cell density and / or more “youthful” gene expression relative to cells obtained from donated tissue.

Provided are a method and the like for efficiently screening for a candidate substance for a starting material that suppresses hexanal odor. The screening method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: adding a test substance and hexanal to a specific olfactory receptor polypeptide; a step for measuring the response of the olfactory receptor polypeptide to hexanal; and identifying, on the basis of the measured response, a test substance that inhibits the response of the olfactory receptor polypeptide as a candidate substance for a raw material that inhibits hexanal odor.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an inner ear organoid with improved differentiation efficiency of hair cells. The inventors of the present disclosure have confirmed that when retinoic acid is treated at the stage of formation of the lamina propria during the production of an inner ear organoid, the differentiation potential of hair cells is excellent. Therefore, it is expected that the inner ear organoid produced according to the production method of the present disclosure can be advantageously utilized in hearing loss disease modeling, drug screening and regenerative medicine.

The invention relates to the technical field of micro-fluidic brain organ chips, and particularly discloses a micro-fluidic brain organ chip as well as a construction method and application thereof. The chip body comprises an upper-layer chip, a porous film and a lower-layer chip; the upper-layer chip is provided with a brain tissue culture unit and an artery unit; the lower-layer chip is provided with a vein unit; the construction method comprises the following steps: packaging a chip, and carrying out amino silanization to realize bonding; s4, brain organ chip construction: (1) BBB reconstruction; and (2) inoculating brain microvascular endothelial cells and pericytes. According to the invention, the whole simulation of the brain structure, including blood-brain barrier, cerebrospinal fluid-brain barrier, brain tissue and a cerebral blood circulation anatomical physiological system which passes through the brain tissue after the blood-brain barrier and is collected to brain veins, can be realized. The method can be applied to research on the influence of absorbed substances in blood on the blood brain barrier; the method can be used for brain disease pathogenesis and peripheral system influence; and the kit can be used for replacing experimental animals in the drug screening process.

The invention discloses an anti-glioblastoma pharmaceutical composition and application thereof.The pharmaceutical composition comprises an SETD8 inhibitor and temozolomide or pharmaceutical salt thereof, it is found for the first time that the SETD8 inhibitor UNC0379 and temozolomide are combined to have a synergistic effect on treatment of glioblastoma; the invention provides an effective drug combination strategy for treatment of glioblastoma, and has a wide application prospect in the technical field of development of glioblastoma treatment drugs.

The invention provides a method for constructing a chronic unpredictable negative stress model, the chronic unpredictable negative stress model and application of the chronic unpredictable negative stress model in mental disease research, and belongs to the field of brain organ in-vitro model construction. Through dual verification of a microelectrode array and single cell sequencing, an in-vitro brain organ model capable of simulating chronic unpredictable negative stress core characteristics is successfully constructed, and a potential neural network function reconstruction mechanism and a cell molecule basis of the in-vitro brain organ model are disclosed. The comprehensive research normal form breaks through the limitation of a traditional single technology platform, and an accurate and efficient innovative research platform highly related to human is provided for pathogenesis research of mental diseases, especially chronic stress related diseases such as depression and anxiety and development of novel treatment strategies.

Provided herein are pluripotent stem cells comprising particular combinations of transcription factor for the production of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). Also provided herein are methods of producing the pluripotent stem cells and methods of using the pluripotent stem cells to produce (OPCs) and oligodendrocytes.

The present invention relates to a method for producing microglia-rich brain organoids, comprising the steps of incubating primitive-like macrophages with brain organoids between about 15 and about 30 days old in a low-adhesion cell culture vessel in a brain organoid medium containing CSF-1 to produce microglia. The present invention also relates to microglia-rich brain organoids obtained by the method as described herein.

The invention provides a brain-targeted delivery carrier as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biology and medicine. The brain-targeted delivery carrier provided by the invention is prepared from extracellular vesicles and cell membranes of immune cells through a stable hybridization method; the extracellular vesicles are loaded with active pharmaceutical ingredients and / or bioactive substances for treating diseases; the treatment diseases comprise Alzheimer's disease or brain glioma. The brain-targeted delivery carrier provided by the invention has the advantages of small particle size and improved stability, and the brain-targeted delivery carrier provided by the invention has the capability of penetrating an in-vivo biological barrier, and can directly deliver pharmacodynamic substances in extracellular vesicles to target cells in the brain, so that the pharmacodynamic effect is improved, the toxic and side effects are reduced, and an efficient treatment effect is played.

The invention discloses a bone organ chip loaded with a microelectrode array and a use method, and relates to the technical field of organ chips, the bone organ chip is made of a polydimethylsiloxane material, and the bone organ chip comprises a three-layer structure: a top layer, a middle layer and a bottom layer; the middle layer comprises two blood vessel micro-channels, two osteoblast micro-channels and a neuron micro-channel, the channels are separated through columns and micro-columns, and cell interaction in a bone micro-environment is simulated; a microelectrode array is arranged on the top layer and is used for monitoring electrical activity of neurons in real time; the bottom layer is provided with a pneumatic valve which can control opening and closing of the micro-channel. According to the invention, nerve and blood vessel channels are introduced, a nerve-blood vessel-immunoregulation bone microenvironment is constructed, physiological processes such as osteogenesis-blood vessel formation coupling and the like are embodied, intervals of different sizes can enhance intercellular crosstalk and allow blood vessels and neuron axons to selectively pass through, so that the chip can simulate a complex microenvironment of bone tissues, and the microenvironment of the bone tissues can be simulated; and an efficient and accurate in-vitro model is provided for bone disease mechanism research and drug development.

The invention relates to the technical field of biology. The invention provides a grass carp brain cell line sensitive to grass carp reovirus type II, which is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection on October 19, 2024, and the preservation number is CCTCC NO: C2024101. The constructed grass carp brain cell line shows remarkable stability, and stable passage is successfully achieved for 60 times. And when GCRV-II is inoculated, an atypical cytopathic effect can be presented. In addition, the grass carp brain cell line has the capability of efficiently replicating GCRV-II, and even if blind passage is carried out for three generations, generated cytotoxicity can still cause morbidity and death of the grass carp. Therefore, a stable foundation is built for deeply exploring the pathogenic mechanism of the GCRV-II, developing vaccine development, screening antiviral drugs and the like, research in related fields is promoted to further progress, and a key cell model and a research basis are provided for development of related research and prevention and control strategies of the grass carp reovirus.