In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of creating a fully-human blood-brain barrier (BBB) model, comprising the steps of (a) obtaining a mixture of neural cells and brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), wherein the neural cells and BMECs that comprise the mixture were produced from the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs); (b) purifying BMECs from the mixture of neural cells and BMECs of step (a); and (c) co-culturing the purified BMECs with a cell type selected from the group consisting of pericytes, astrocytes and differentiated neural progenitor cells (NPCs), wherein a blood brain barrier model is created.
在一个实施方案中,本发明是一种创建全人类血脑屏障(BBB)模型的方法,包括以下步骤 (a) 获得神经细胞和脑微血管内皮细胞(BM
ECs)的混合物,其中构成混合物的神经细胞和 BM
ECs 是由人多能干细胞(hPSCs)分化产生的;(b) 从步骤(a)的神经细胞和 BM
ECs 混合物中纯化 BM
ECs;以及 (c) 将纯化的 BM
ECs 与选自周细胞、星形胶质细胞和已分化的神经祖细胞(NPCs)的细胞类型共培养,从而创建血脑屏障模型。