DIRECTED DIFFERENTIATION OF ASTROCYTES FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS FOR USE IN DRUG SCREENING AND THE TREATMENT OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

摘要

The present invention discloses a method of identifying agents that affect human astrocytes functionality using ex-vivo differentiated pluripotent stem cells (PSC). In addition, the use of human progenitor astrocytes or human astrocytes for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in a human subject is also disclosed.