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Neurochemical and Morphological Comparisons of Motor Nerve Organoids and Spinal-Cord Explants

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Specialty Neurology
Date 2024 Dec 18
PMID 39692746
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Organoids are multicellular structures formed from populations of individual cells allowing modeling of structural and functional aspects of organs and tissues in normal and diseased states. They offer unique opportunities to model and treat disease. Using a mouse embryonic stem cell line, we have cultured organoids that express markers of spinal cord motor neurons as well as motor neurons found within the peripheral nervous system. The morphology and select neurotransmitter content of the organoids and spinal cord explants were compared at different developmental time points. We found indications of maturation in the organoids over time, mirrored by similar trends in the spinal cord explants. Although the organoids contained the same neurotransmitters as the spinal cord explants, the developmental changes of these neurotransmitter levels were less marked in organoids. Given these differences, further work is required to optimize organoid growth conditions to better reproduce models when using organoids to study development.

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