This protocol describes long-term organotypic cultures of adult human cortex combined with ex vivo intracortical transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical progenitors, which present a novel methodology to further test stem cell-based therapies for human neurodegenerative disorders.
Palma-Tortosa, S., Martínez-Curiel, R., Aretio-Medina, C., Avaliani, N., Kokaia, Z. Organotypic Cultures of Adult Human Cortex as an Ex vivo Model for Human Stem Cell Transplantation and Validation. J. Vis. Exp. (190), e64234, doi:10.3791/64234 (2022).