Neuronal medium that supports basic synaptic functions and activity of human neurons in vitro.
- Bardy C Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037; cbardy@salk.edu gage@salk.edu.
- van den Hurk M Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037; Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Division of Translational Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands;
- Eames T Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Marchand C Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; and.
- Hernandez RV Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Kellogg M Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Gorris M Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Galet B Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Palomares V Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Brown J Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
- Bang AG Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
- Mertens J Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Böhnke L Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Boyer L Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Simon S Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037;
- Gage FH Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037; cbardy@salk.edu gage@salk.edu.
- 2015-04-15
Published in:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 2015
BrainPhys
induced pluripotent stem cells
neurobasal DMEM
neuromedium
tissue culture milieu
Brain
Cell Culture Techniques
Culture Media
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Models, Neurological
Neurons
Patch-Clamp Techniques
Synapses
English
Human cell reprogramming technologies offer access to live human neurons from patients and provide a new alternative for modeling neurological disorders in vitro. Neural electrical activity is the essence of nervous system function in vivo. Therefore, we examined neuronal activity in media widely used to culture neurons. We found that classic basal media, as well as serum, impair action potential generation and synaptic communication. To overcome this problem, we designed a new neuronal medium (BrainPhys basal + serum-free supplements) in which we adjusted the concentrations of inorganic salts, neuroactive amino acids, and energetic substrates. We then tested that this medium adequately supports neuronal activity and survival of human neurons in culture. Long-term exposure to this physiological medium also improved the proportion of neurons that were synaptically active. The medium was designed to culture human neurons but also proved adequate for rodent neurons. The improvement in BrainPhys basal medium to support neurophysiological activity is an important step toward reducing the gap between brain physiological conditions in vivo and neuronal models in vitro.
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- DOI 10.1073/pnas.1504393112
- PMID 25870293
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/176953
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