Journal: Cell reports
Article Title: Chimeric brain models to study human glial-neuronal and macroglial-microglial interactions
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116794
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) A schematic procedure for deriving microglia-containing brain organoids by co-culture of ventralized NPCs and PMPs under 3D conditions. Scale bars: 400 μm. (B and C) Representative images (B) and quantification (C) of PU.1 + /CD45 + cells in day 9 brain organoids ( n = 3 from three independent experiments). Scale bars: 20 μm. (D) Representative images of CD45 + cells in 1-month organoids. Scale bar: 20 μm. (E) Representative raw fluorescent super-resolution and 3D surface-rendered images showing colocalization of SOX2 + and hTMEM119 + cells in 1-month organoids. Scale bars: 20 μm and 5 μm in the original and enlarged images, respectively. (F) Representative images of TUJ-1 + and GABA + cells in 1-month organoids. Scale bars: 10 μm. (G) Representative images of S100B + cells in 1-month organoids. Scale bars: 20 μm. (H) Quantification of SOX2 + , TUJ-1 + , GABA + , S100B + , and hTMEM119 + cells in 1-month organoids ( n = 3 from three independent experiments). (I) qPCR analysis of CSF1, IL-34, and IBA-1 mRNA in 1-month organoids ( n = 4 from four independent experiments). Student’s t test, * p < 0.05. (J) Normalized expression (TPM) of IL-34 gene from bulk RNA-seq data across astrocytes isolated from NPC organoids, pNPCs, and PMPs. Student’s t test, ** p < 0.01. (K) Normalized expression (TPM) of CSF1 gene from bulk RNA-seq data across astrocytes isolated from NPC organoids, pNPCs, and PMPs. Student’s t test, * p < 0.05. (L and M) Representative images (L) and quantification (M) of CD44 + , CSF1 + , and IL34 + cells in 1-month organoids ( n = 11 and n = 6 organoids were analyzed from independent experiments for CD44/CSF1 and IL34/CSF1 staining, respectively). (N) A schematic diagram showing that hiPSC and hESC-derived PMP and v-NPCs are engrafted into the brains of P0 Rag2 −/− mice. (O and P) Representative images (O) and quantification (P) of NeuN + , OLIG2 + , GFAP + , and IBA-expressing cells in the brains of Rag2 −/− mouse ( n = 3 mice). Arrows: NeuN + , OLIG2 + , GFAP + , and IBA1 + cells colocalized with hN + -human cells. Scale bars: 20 μm.
Article Snippet: IL-34 (Interleukin-34) , Thermo Fisher Scientific , Hs01050926_m1.
Techniques: Co-Culture Assay, Expressing, RNA Sequencing, Isolation, Staining, Derivative Assay