A human in vitro neuronal model for studying homeostatic plasticity at the network level

Xiuming Yuan, Sofía Puvogel, Jon Ruben van Rhijn, Ummi Ciptasari, Anna Esteve-Codina, Mandy Meijer, Simon Rouschop, Eline J.H. van Hugte, Astrid Oudakker, Chantal Schoenmaker, Monica Frega, Dirk Schubert, Barbara Franke, Nael Nadif Kasri*

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Abstract

Mechanisms that underlie homeostatic plasticity have been extensively investigated at single-cell levels in animal models, but are less well understood at the network level. Here, we used microelectrode arrays to characterize neuronal networks following induction of homeostatic plasticity in human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived glutamatergic neurons co-cultured with rat astrocytes. Chronic suppression of neuronal activity through tetrodotoxin (TTX) elicited a time-dependent network re-arrangement. Increased expression of AMPA receptors and the elongation of axon initial segments were associated with increased network excitability following TTX treatment. Transcriptomic profiling of TTX-treated neurons revealed up-regulated genes related to extracellular matrix organization, while down-regulated genes related to cell communication; also astrocytic gene expression was found altered. Overall, our study shows that hiPSC-derived neuronal networks provide a reliable in vitro platform to measure and characterize homeostatic plasticity at network and single-cell levels; this platform can be extended to investigate altered homeostatic plasticity in brain disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2222-2239
Number of pages18
JournalStem cell reports
Volume18
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • hiPSC
  • homeostatic plasticity
  • human neuronal networks

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