Cerebral Malaria Model Applying Human Brain Organoids

J 2023

Cerebral Malaria Model Applying Human Brain Organoids

SILVA-PEDROSA, Rita, Jonas CAMPOS, Aline Marie FERNANDES, Miguel Joao FERREIRA DA SILVA, Carla CALCADA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Cerebral Malaria Model Applying Human Brain Organoids

Authors

SILVA-PEDROSA, Rita (guarantor), Jonas CAMPOS, Aline Marie FERNANDES, Miguel Joao FERREIRA DA SILVA (620 Portugal, belonging to the institution), Carla CALCADA, Ana MAROTE, Olga MARTINHO, Maria Isabel VEIGA, Ligia R. RODRIGUES, Antonio Jose SALGADO and Pedro Eduardo FERREIRA

Edition

Cells, MDPI, 2023, 2073-4409

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10606 Microbiology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 6.000 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131405

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells12070984

UT WoS

000969330600001

Keywords in English

cerebral malaria; brain organoids; transcriptome; human iPSCs; secretome; HBMEC activation

Abstract

V originále

Neural injuries in cerebral malaria patients are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, a comprehensive research approach to study this issue is lacking, so herein we propose an in vitro system to study human cerebral malaria using cellular approaches. Our first goal was to establish a cellular system to identify the molecular alterations in human brain vasculature cells that resemble the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in cerebral malaria (CM). Through transcriptomic analysis, we characterized specific gene expression profiles in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) activated by the Plasmodium falciparum parasites. We also suggest potential new genes related to parasitic activation. Then, we studied its impact at brain level after Plasmodium falciparum endothelial activation to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying CM. For that, the impact of HBMEC-P. falciparum-activated secretomes was evaluated in human brain organoids. Our results support the reliability of in vitro cellular models developed to mimic CM in several aspects. These systems can be of extreme importance to investigate the factors (parasitological and host) influencing CM, contributing to a molecular understanding of pathogenesis, brain injury, and dysfunction.

Citovat

SILVA-PEDROSA, Rita, Jonas CAMPOS, Aline Marie FERNANDES, Miguel Joao FERREIRA DA SILVA, Carla CALCADA, Ana MAROTE, Olga MARTINHO, Maria Isabel VEIGA, Ligia R. RODRIGUES, Antonio Jose SALGADO and Pedro Eduardo FERREIRA. Cerebral Malaria Model Applying Human Brain Organoids. Cells. MDPI, 2023, vol. 12, No 7, p. 1-31. ISSN 2073-4409. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells12070984.

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N2  - Neural injuries in cerebral malaria patients are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, a comprehensive research approach to study this issue is lacking, so herein we propose an in vitro system to study human cerebral malaria using cellular approaches. Our first goal was to establish a cellular system to identify the molecular alterations in human brain vasculature cells that resemble the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in cerebral malaria (CM). Through transcriptomic analysis, we characterized specific gene expression profiles in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) activated by the Plasmodium falciparum parasites. We also suggest potential new genes related to parasitic activation. Then, we studied its impact at brain level after Plasmodium falciparum endothelial activation to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying CM. For that, the impact of HBMEC-P. falciparum-activated secretomes was evaluated in human brain organoids. Our results support the reliability of in vitro cellular models developed to mimic CM in several aspects. These systems can be of extreme importance to investigate the factors (parasitological and host) influencing CM, contributing to a molecular understanding of pathogenesis, brain injury, and dysfunction.
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SILVA-PEDROSA, Rita, Jonas CAMPOS, Aline Marie FERNANDES, Miguel Joao FERREIRA DA SILVA, Carla CALCADA, Ana MAROTE, Olga MARTINHO, Maria Isabel VEIGA, Ligia R. RODRIGUES, Antonio Jose SALGADO and Pedro Eduardo FERREIRA. Cerebral Malaria Model Applying Human Brain Organoids. \textit{Cells}. MDPI, 2023, vol.~12, No~7, p.~1-31. ISSN~2073-4409. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells12070984.

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