1. Culturing Mouse Fetal Neural Precursor Cells in a Free-Floating Serum-Free Condition
Hassan Azari
2. Isolation and Culture of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Postnatal Periventricular Region
Alessandra Ricca, Federica Cascino, and Angela Gritti
3. Isolation and Culture of Adult Hippocampal Precursor Cells as Free-Floating Neurospheres
Ruslan Rust and Tara L. Walker
4. Isolate and Culture Neural Stem Cells from the Mouse Adult Spinal Cord
Jean-Philippe Hugnot
5. Culturing and Expansion of “Clinical Grade” Neural Stem Cells from the Fetal Human Central Nervous System
Maurizio Gelati, Daniela Celeste Profico, Daniela Ferrari, and Angelo Luigi Vescovi
6. Microglia Isolation from Neural Stem Cell-Enriched Regions
Gregory P. Marshall II
7. Microglial FACS Sorting for Robust RNA Recovery for Next Generation Sequencing
Andria L. Doty and Aline Oliveria
8. Method for Isolating Extracellular Vesicles from Human Neural Stem Cells Expanded under Neurosphere Culture
Nasser Nassiri Koopaei, Thomas D. Schmittgen, Brent A. Reynolds, and Hassan Azari
9. Isolating and Culturing of Precursor Cells from the Adult Human Brain
Florian A. Siebzehnrubl
10. Isolation and Culture of Precursor Cells from the Adult Human Spinal Cord
Luc Bauchet, Nicolas Lonjon, Florence Vachiery-Lahaye, Alain Boularan, Alain Privat, and Jean-Philippe Hugnot
11. Isolation and Enrichment of Defined Neural Cell Populations from Heterogeneous Neural Stem Cell Progeny
Hassan Azari
12. Identifying Neural Progenitor Cells in the Adult Human Brain
Thomas I.H. Park, Henry J. Waldvogel, Johanna M. Montgomery, Edward W. Mee, Peter S. Bergin, Richard L.M. Faull, Mike Dragunow, and Maurice A. Curtis
13. Neonatal Transplant in Hypoxic Injury
Tong Zheng and Michael D. Weiss
14. Isolation and Purification of Self Renewable Human Neural Stem Cells from iPSCs for Cell Therapy in Experimental Model of Ischemic Stroke
Marcel M. Daadi
15. Generating Cerebral Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Leon Chew, Adam Añonuevo, and Erin Knock
16. Advancing Our Understanding of Brain Disorders: Research Using Postmortem Brain Tissue
Maurice Curtis and Vinata Vedam-Mai
17. Biovalue in Human Brain Banking: Applications and Challenges for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Vinata Vedam-Mai
This updated edition collects cutting-edge techniques used to study neural stem and progenitor cells as well as the brain microenvironment. Featuring a wide range of technological advances in the study of neural stem cells, the volume highlights the promises of stem cell-based therapeutic applications for central nervous system ailments. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and practical, Neural Progenitor Cells: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition serves as an invaluable resource for the next generation of neuroscientists as they develop innovative experimental paradigms and progress toward therapeutic applications in the field of neurobiology.