Electrophysiological Phenotype Characterization of Human iPSC‐Derived Neuronal Cell Lines by Means of High‐Density Microelectrode Arrays. Issue 3 (14th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ronchi, Silvia; Buccino, Alessio Paolo; Prack, Gustavo; Kumar, Sreedhar Saseendran; Schröter, Manuel; Fiscella, Michele; Hierlemann, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Advanced biology. Volume 5:Issue 3(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-01-14
• Subjects: electrophysiology -- high‐density microelectrode arrays -- induced pluripotent stem cells; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; Systems biology -- Periodicals; Biological systems -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Bioengineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; 660.6
• DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202000223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2701-0198

Abstract

Abstract: Recent advances in the field of cellular reprogramming have opened a route to studying the fundamental mechanisms underlying common neurological disorders. High‐density microelectrode‐arrays (HD‐MEAs) provide unprecedented means to study neuronal physiology at different scales, ranging from network through single‐neuron to subcellular features. In this work, HD‐MEAs are used in vitro to characterize and compare human induced‐pluripotent‐stem‐cell‐derived dopaminergic and motor neurons, including isogenic neuronal lines modeling Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Reproducible electrophysiological network, single‐cell and subcellular metrics are used for phenotype characterization and drug testing. Metrics, such as burst shape and axonal velocity, enable the distinction of healthy and diseased neurons. The HD‐MEA metrics can also be used to detect the effects of dosing the drug retigabine to human motor neurons. Finally, it is shown that the ability to detect drug effects and the observed culture‐to‐culture variability critically depend on the number of available recording electrodes. Abstract : CMOS‐based high‐density microelectrode arrays (HD‐MEAs) are used, in combination with iPSC‐derived neurons, to compare the electrical phenotypes of multiple iPSC‐derived neuronal cell lines and the respective disease lines (modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease). The work includes a comprehensive characterization across scales, including neuronal‐network, single‐cell and subcellular levels.