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ReviewDevelopmental biology2021

Human neural organoids: Models for developmental neurobiology and disease.

Brian Guy, Jingliang Simon Zhang, Leighton H Duncan, Robert J Johnston

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Review in Developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Bioprinted Organoids: An Innovative Engine in Biomedicine.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  9. Human Brain Organoids: Development and Applications.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025
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  10. Stem cell therapy use in patients with dementia: a systematic review.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025
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  14. Brain organoids: A new tool for modelling of neurodevelopmental disorders.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brian GuyDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Jingliang Simon ZhangDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Leighton H DuncanSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Robert J JohnstonDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA. Electronic address: robertjohnston@jhu.edu.

Funding

BIOCHEMISTRY, CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PROGRAMT32GM007445 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GREEN, RACHEL · 1985 to 2021
$24.1M
Cone subtype specification in human retinas and organoidsR01EY030872 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSTON, ROBERT JOHN · 2020 to 2023
$2.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030872NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007445
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human organoids stand at the forefront of basic and translational research, providing experimentally tractable systems to study human development and disease. These stem cell-derived, in vitro cultures can generate a multitude of tissue and organ types, including distinct brain regions and sensory systems. Neural organoid systems have provided fundamental insights into molecular mechanisms governing cell fate specification and neural circuit assembly and serve as promising tools for drug discovery and understanding disease pathogenesis. In this review, we discuss several human neural organoid systems, how they are generated, advances in 3D imaging and bioengineering, and the impact of organoid studies on our understanding of the human nervous system.

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BrainBrain DiseasesOrganoidsRetinaCell DifferentiationDevelopmental BiologyEmbryoid BodiesEmbryonic InductionHumansNeural Stem CellsNeurobiologyNeurogenesisTissue Culture TechniquesBrainCerebellar organoidCerebellumCerebral cortexCortical organoidCRISPREmbryoid bodiesEmbryonic stem cellsHippocampal organoidHippocampusHumanHypothalamic organoidHypothalamusInduced-pluripotent stem cellsOrganoidRetinaRetinal organoidscRNA-seqThalamic organoidThalamus

Identifiers

PMID34181916
PMCPMC8364509

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