In the field of neurodegenerative pathologies, the platforms for disease modelling based on patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) represent a valuable molecular diagnostic/ prognostic tool. Indeed, they paved the way for the in vitro recapitulation of the pathological mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and for characterizing the molecular heterogeneity of disease manifestations, also enabling drug screening approaches for new therapeutic candidates. A major challenge is related to the choice and optimization of the morpho-functional study designs in human iPSC-derived neurons to deeply detail the cell phenotypes as markers of neurodegeneration. In recent years, the specific combination of high-throughput screening with subcellular resolution microscopy for cell-based high-content imaging (HCI) screening allowed in-depth analyses of cell morphology and neurite trafficking in iPSC-derived neuronal cells by using specific cutting-edge microscopes and automated computational assays. The present work aims to describe the main recent protocols and advances achieved with the HCI analysis in iPSC-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting technical and bioinformatics tips and tricks for further uses and research. To this end, microscopy requirements and the latest computational pipelines to analyze imaging data will be explored, while also providing an overview of the available open-source high-throughput automated platforms.

Recent Advances in High-Content Imaging and Analysis in iPSC-Based Modelling of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Giovanna Menduti
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;
Marina Boido
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2023-01-01

Abstract

In the field of neurodegenerative pathologies, the platforms for disease modelling based on patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) represent a valuable molecular diagnostic/ prognostic tool. Indeed, they paved the way for the in vitro recapitulation of the pathological mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and for characterizing the molecular heterogeneity of disease manifestations, also enabling drug screening approaches for new therapeutic candidates. A major challenge is related to the choice and optimization of the morpho-functional study designs in human iPSC-derived neurons to deeply detail the cell phenotypes as markers of neurodegeneration. In recent years, the specific combination of high-throughput screening with subcellular resolution microscopy for cell-based high-content imaging (HCI) screening allowed in-depth analyses of cell morphology and neurite trafficking in iPSC-derived neuronal cells by using specific cutting-edge microscopes and automated computational assays. The present work aims to describe the main recent protocols and advances achieved with the HCI analysis in iPSC-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting technical and bioinformatics tips and tricks for further uses and research. To this end, microscopy requirements and the latest computational pipelines to analyze imaging data will be explored, while also providing an overview of the available open-source high-throughput automated platforms.
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iPSC, HCI, personalized medicine, imaging software, data analytics
Giovanna Menduti; Marina Boido
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