Central Nervous System and its Disease Models on a Chip.

Abstract

Technologies for microfluidics and biological microelectromechanical systems have been rapidly progressing over the past decade, enabling the development of unique microplatforms for in vitro human central nervous system (CNS) and related disease models. Most fundamental techniques include manipulation of axons, synapses, and neuronal networks, and different culture conditions are possible, such as compartmental, co-culturing, and 3D. Various CNS disease models, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, migraine, diffuse axonal injury, and neuronal migration disorders, have been successfully established on microplatforms. In this review, we summarize fundamental technologies and current existing CNS disease models on microplatforms. We also discuss possible future directions, including application of these methods to pathological studies, drug screening, and personalized medicine, with 3D and personalized disease models that could generate more realistic CNS disease models.

• Authors: YoonYoung Yi, JiSoo Park, Jaeho Lim, C Justin Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee
• Journal: Trends in biotechnology (Trends Biotechnol) Vol. 33 Issue 12 Pg. 762-776 (Dec 2015) ISSN: 1879-3096 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 26497426 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Biomedical Research (trends)
• Central Nervous System (physiology)
• Central Nervous System Diseases (physiopathology)
• Humans
• Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
• Models, Biological