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ReviewCell & bioscience2025

Pluripotent stem cells-based neural organoids for modelling human brain development and diseases.

Lingling Tong, Peiqi Tian, Ruoxi Wang, Shiyun Niu, Ruoming Wang, Yaxuan Ye, Yuxin Wu, Wenjing Zhang, Yueqi Wang, Angelica Foggetti and 1 more

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Review in Cell & bioscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Lingling TongCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Peiqi TianCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Ruoxi WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Shiyun NiuCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Ruoming WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Yaxuan YeCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Yuxin WuCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Wenjing ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Yueqi WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China.
Angelica FoggettiEdinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. foggetti@intl.zju.edu.cn.
Di ChenCenter for Reproductive Medicine of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Center for Regeneration and Cell Therapy of Zhejiang, University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE Institute), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China. dichen@intl.zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-9721

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFA1108100National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270835Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province Z22C129553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain organoids have emerged as transformative in vitro models for studying human neurodevelopment, neural disorders, and evolutionary brain complexity. This review systematically compares neural development in mice and humans, reflecting the limitations of traditional rodent models and highlights the importance of organoid technology. It synthesizes evolutionary, cellular, and molecular perspectives through comprehensive analysis of literature, detailing the evolution of brain organoid technologies, from early "unguided" whole-brain models to region-specific, vascularized, and assembloid systems that recapitulate inter-regional connectivity. The integration of multi-omics approaches including transcriptomics, epigenomics, and proteomics with organoids has enabled rigorous validation of their fidelity to in vivo development and uncovered novel disease mechanisms. We further explore applications of organoids in modeling cellular dynamics, elucidating gene functions, and replicating neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, microcephaly, and Rett syndrome. Finally, we discuss their utility in high-throughput drug screening and personalized medicine, while addressing ongoing challenges including vascularization, functional maturation, and ethical considerations. Critically, these advances in organoid technology bridge translational gaps by enabling patient-specific disease modeling, accelerating therapeutic discovery, and providing human-relevant platforms to overcome precision neuroscience. By leveraging mouse and human brain organoids to transcend species limitations in neural research, this review offers unprecedented insights into brain development and pathology.

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PMID41444656
PMCPMC12917985

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