Skip to main content
. 2022 Feb 3;16(1):011501. doi: 10.1063/5.0074631

TABLE II.

List biomarkers used in brain models.

Biomarker Marker of
Nestin170 Neural stem cell and progenitor
Class III β-tubulin and its antibody TUJ171 Premature or differentiated neural cells
Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2)172 Mature neuron
Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its enzymes GAD65/67174 Mature interneuron
Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)175 Mature dopaminergic neurons
Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)176 Serotonergic neurons
Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)177 Differentiated cholinergic mature neurons
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)178 Cell death or astroglia injury
Oligodendrocyte transcription (OLIG1 and OLIG2)179 Mature oligodendrocytes
CD11b, CD45180 Microglia cell
CD86, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)180 M1 microglia cell
Arginase 1 (ARG1), CD206180 M2 microglia