Microglia integration into midbrain organoids: Origin matters
Verkerke, M.; Guaqueta, A. S.; Zekri, S.; Dam, A.-M. v.; de Vries, H. E.; Donega, V.
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Midbrain organoids (MOs) can be powerful tools to study brain diseases, yet one shortcoming is the lack of microglia due to their mesodermal developmental origin. Previous studies have incorporated iPSC-derived microglia (iMG), but their immature phenotype restricts the applicability to model age-related neuroinflammatory processes relevant to diseases such as Parkinson's Disease (PD). To address this, we have incorporated MOs with human postmortem PD microglia, iPSC-derived microglial progenitors (iMP), and iMG. Postmortem microglia had a higher infiltration capacity resulting in more microglia per organoid, while iMP had a higher migration capacity reaching the core of the organoid. Compared to iPSC-derived cells, more infiltrated postmortem PD microglia were HLA Class II positive and CD68 positive. This novel approach of integrating postmortem microglia into organoids opens new avenues for modelling age-related neuroinflammatory diseases.Ongoing methodological advancements like our study will offer the field a valuable tool for studying human microglia biology in both health and disease.
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