Table 2.
Human somatic cell reprogramming-based neuronal models of Alzheimer's disease.
| Disease | Genetic defect | Outcome | Drug test | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azheimer's disease | PSEN1 A264E; PSEN2 N141I | Increase secretion of Aβ1–42 in neurons with mutations | γ-secretase inhibitors | Yagi et al., 2011 [80] |
| Duplication of APP; Sporadic | Increase secretion of Aβ1–42 and phosphorylated tau (Thr231) in neurons with mutations | β-secretase inhibitors | Israel et al., 2012 [84] | |
| APP E693Δ; APPV717L; Sporadic | Increase of intracellular Aβ olimgo in neurons with APPE693Δ; | DHA | Kondo et al., 2013 [86] | |
| Asymptomatic and symptomatic APP V717I | Increase secretion of Aβ1–42 and Aβ1–38 in neurons with mutations | Aβ antibody | Muratore et al., 2014 [85] | |
| PSEN1 A246E; PSEN1 M146L | Gene expression differences between neurons with mutations of PSEN1 and controls | no | Sproul et al., 2014 [83] | |
| Sporadic | Changes in gene expression as well as the inducible subunits of the proteasome complex associated with AD in AD-iPS derived neuronal cells | γ-secretase inhibitors | Hossini et al., 2015 [87] |