Generating and Maintaining Astrospheres Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Source: Cvetkovic, C., et al. Synaptic Microcircuit Modeling with 3D Cocultures of Astrocytes and Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (2018). The video demonstrates a method to generate astrospheres from progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells. It involves the growth and proliferation of stem cells with nutrient media containing growth factors and kinase inhibitors. These cells then aggregate and differentiate into astrocytes, forming astrospheres.