Journal: Alzheimer's & Dementia
Article Title: Human iPSC‐derived GABAergic interneuron transplantation restores circuit balance and cognitive function in an Alzheimer's disease model
doi: 10.1002/alz.71378
Figure Lengend Snippet: Generation of hiPSC‐derived MGE‐pINs. (A) Schematic illustration of generation of iPSC‐derived MGE‐pINs. (B) Immunocytochemistry of iPSC‐derived MGE progenitor cells after 3 weeks of differentiation (from three independent iPSC lines). Scale bar = 50 µm. (C) Immunocytochemistry of 5‐week‐old pINs derived from iPSCs after 2 weeks of treatment with MEK inhibitor starting at 3 weeks of differentiation. Scale bar = 50 µm. (D) Immunocytochemistry of 7‐week‐old pINs derived from iPSCs after 2 weeks of treatment with MEK inhibitor combined with CDK and NOTCH inhibitors starting at 5 weeks of differentiation. Scale bar = 50 µm. (E) Quantitative analysis of 3‐week‐old MGE progenitor cells derived from iPSCs. (F) Quantitative analysis of 5‐week‐old pINs derived from iPSCs. (G) Quantitative analysis of 7‐week‐old pINs derived from iPSCs. Data were presented as mean ± SEM ( n = 3 hiPSC lines). ERBB4, Erb‐B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4; FOXG1, Forkhead box G1; GABA, gamma‐aminobutyric acid; hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell; KI67, Ki‐67 antigen; LHX6, LIM homeobox 6; LHX8, LIM homeobox 8; MAF, v‐maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog; MAFB, v‐maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B; MGE, medial ganglionic eminence; NKX2‐1, NK2 homeobox 1; OCT4, octamer‐binding transcription factor 4; SOX2, SRY‐box transcription factor 2; SOX6, SRY‐box transcription factor 6.
Article Snippet: From week 5 to week 7, in addition to the continued treatment with the MEK inhibitor, NOTCH inhibitors (DAPT 10 μM; HY‐13027, MCE) and cyclin‐dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors (PD0332991 2 μM; MCE, HY‐50767) were introduced to induce cell cycle exit in the cells during this stage.
Techniques: Derivative Assay, Immunocytochemistry, Binding Assay