RIS ID
98860
Abstract
There is an urgent need for new and advanced approaches to modeling the pathological mechanisms of complex human neurological disorders. This is underscored by the decline in pharmaceutical research and development efficiency resulting in a relative decrease in new drug launches in the last several decades. Induced pluripotent stem cells represent a new tool to overcome many of the shortcomings of conventional methods, enabling live human neural cell modeling of complex conditions relating to aberrant neurodevelopment, such as schizophrenia, epilepsy and autism as well as age-associated neurodegeneration. This review considers the current status of induced pluripotent stem cell-based modeling of neurological disorders, canvassing proven and putative advantages, current constraints, and future prospects of next-generation culture systems for biomedical research and translation.
Grant Number
ARC/CE0561616, ARC/FL110100196
Publication Details
Crook, J. Micah., Wallace, G. & Tomaskovic-Crook, E. (2015). The potential of induced pluripotent stem cells in models of neurological disorders: Implications on future therapy. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics: a key contribution to decision making in the treatment of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders, 15 (3), 295-304. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics