Neuroinflammatory astrocytes generated from cord blood-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells

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Title: Neuroinflammatory astrocytes generated from cord blood-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells
Authors: Qiong Zhou, Coralie Viollet, Anastasia Efthymiou, Guzal Khayrullina, Kasey E. Moritz, Matthew D. Wilkerson, Gauthaman Sukumar, Clifton L. Dalgard, Martin L. Doughty
Source: Journal of Neuroinflammation, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Subject Terms: Human induced pluripotent stem cell, Astrocyte, RNA sequencing, Glutamate uptake, Phagocytosis, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
More Details: Abstract Background Astrocytes respond to central nervous system (CNS) injury and disease by transforming to a reactive astrogliosis cell state that can contribute to either CNS dysfunction or repair. Neuroinflammation is a powerful driver of a harmful A1 astrogliosis phenotype associated with in vitro neurotoxicity and histopathology in human neurodegenerative diseases. Here we report a protocol for the rapid development of a human cell culture model of neuroinflammatory astrogliosis using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Methods Using RNA sequencing and in vitro cell assays, we measured transcriptional and cellular effects of chronic exposure of human iPSC-derived astrocytes to the cytokines TNFα (tumor necrosis factor alpha) or IL-1β (interleukin-1 beta). Results We show TNFα and IL-1β induce pro-inflammatory gene signatures but by widely different magnitudes. TNFα treatment results in 606 differential expressed genes, the suppression of glutamate-uptake, and increased phagocytic activity in astrocyte cultures. In contrast, IL-1β effects are attenuated to 33 differential expressed genes and no significant effects on glutamate-uptake or increased phagocytic activity. Conclusion Our approach demonstrates a rapid tool for modeling neuroinflammatory human astrocytic responses in nervous system trauma and disease. In particular, we reveal a model for robust TNFα-induced human astrogliosis suitable for the study of neurotoxic A1 astrocytes.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1742-2094
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1553-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1742-2094
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-019-1553-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/27bc7001b96044c4a0c8c26733e3dc5a
Accession Number: edsdoj.27bc7001b96044c4a0c8c26733e3dc5a
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ISSN:17422094
DOI:10.1186/s12974-019-1553-x
Published in:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Language:English