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Released mitochondrial DNA and neurofilament light chain as Parkinson's disease phenotypes in patient-specific midbrain assembloids

Sabate-Soler, S.; Rosety, I.; Gomez-Giro, G.; Ghelfi, J.; Hezzaz, S.; Grunewald, A.; Schwamborn, J. C.; Jarazo, J.

2025-04-02 neuroscience
10.1101/2025.03.28.645921 bioRxiv
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Parkinsons Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, with growing numbers and considerable societal and economic concerns. Human cell culture systems are efficient models for neurodegenerative disorders and allow for personalized, non-invasive analysis of cellular and molecular disease mechanisms. Midbrain organoids and assembloids are advanced 3D culture systems that recapitulate the human midbrain, which is highly affected by Parkinsons disease. Here, we used healthy control and patient-specific midbrain assembloids to assess mitochondrial DNA phenotypes and NfL levels alongside neurodegeneration and alpha-synuclein phosphorylation. Importantly, alterations in mitochondrial DNA homeostasis and NfL levels can be assayed in the supernatant and therefore are particularly suitable as biomarkers and for high throughput screening approaches.

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