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Understanding monocyte-driven neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease using human cortical organoid microphysiological systems.

Chunhui Tian, Zheng Ao, Jonas Cerneckis, Hongwei Cai, Lei Chen, Hengyao Niu, Kazuo Takayama, Jungsu Kim, Yanhong Shi, Mingxia Gu and 2 more

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  1. A First-In-Class Antibody Enabling Detection of Altered Peripheral Non-Phosphorylated Clusterin With Translational Potential in Dementia.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  5. Organoid Brain-Machine-Interface Devices for Central Nervous System Repair.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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12 authors.

Chunhui TianDepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8795-8892
Zheng AoDepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Jonas CerneckisDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5778-2996
Hongwei CaiDepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7067-9050
Lei ChenDepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Hengyao NiuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1768-0674
Kazuo TakayamaCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto 6068507, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1132-2457
Jungsu KimStark Neurosciences Research Institute, and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6931-8581
Yanhong ShiDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Mingxia GuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7405-8473
Takahisa KanekiyoDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6751-9374
Feng GuoDepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9103-3235

Funding

Microphysiological systems to Advance Precision medicine for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (MAP-AD)U54AG090792 · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2025 to 2025
$3.3M
Develop age-relevant glial cellular models using human directly reprogrammed cellsR01AG072291 · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · 2025 to 2025
$431k
NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI160242NIA NIH HHS R01 AG072291NIA NIH HHS U54 AG090792NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA056242
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence strongly links neuroinflammation to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Peripheral monocytes are crucial components of the human immune system, but their contribution to AD pathogenesis is still largely understudied partially due to limited human models. Here, we introduce human cortical organoid microphysiological systems (hCO-MPSs) to study AD monocyte-mediated neuroinflammation. By culturing doughnut-shape organoids on 3D-printed devices within standard 96-well plates, we generate hCO-MPSs with reduced necrosis, minimized hypoxia, and improved viability. Using these models, we found that monocytes from AD patients exhibit increased infiltration ability, decreased amyloid-β clearance capacity, and stronger inflammatory response than monocytes from age-matched control donors. Moreover, we observed that AD monocytes induce pro-inflammatory effects such as elevated astrocyte activation and neuronal apoptosis. Furthermore, the marked increase in

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Alzheimer DiseaseCerebral CortexMonocytesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesOrganoidsAgedAmyloid beta-PeptidesAstrocytesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaMaleMicrophysiological SystemsNeuronsAmyloid beta-PeptidesInterleukin-1beta

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