BRAIN ORGANOIDS - A REVIEW Authors: Ranjana V , YUVARAJ BABU K* AND R GAYATHRI
ABSTRACT
Brain organoids which is also known Cerebral organoids is a self assembled threedimensional
structure which is composed of millions of cells that resembles the cellular
organization, transcriptional and epigenetic signature of a developing human brain. Key
features of early human brains development at molecular, cellular, structural and functional
levels are mimicked by brain organoids but the formation of distinct cortical neuronal layers,
gyrification and the establishment of complex neuronal circuitry are not fully recapitulated.
The main aim in this study was that various features of brain organoids, their application and
development are analyzed and recent advances in generation of human brain organoids are
discussed and reviewed. This Review was done based on the articles obtained from Various
platforms like PubMed, PubMed central and Google scholar. They were collected with a
restriction in time basis from 2000 - 2020. The inclusion criteria were original research
papers, review articles. In vitro studied among various conditions and articles that contain
pros and cons. Exclusion criteria came into account for retracted articles and articles of other
languages. All the articles were selected based on Brain organoids. Brain organoids help neuroscientists understand brain development and use of chemical signals to direct stem cells
to produce brain-like cells. Stress can be reversed and also access human brain development
and disease. Since brain organoids have potential to develop into innovative platforms for
pharmacological studies and tissue engineering, more research needs to be done on this in
depth for better understanding.
Keywords: Brain organoids, cerebral organoids, three-dimensional structure, brain
development and disease, stem cells Publication date: 01/08/2021 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/August/MS_IJBPAS_2021_AUG_SPCL_1006.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1006