01755nas a2200265   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001100043653000900054653001900063653001800082653003500100653001400135653001400149100002500163700001900188700002100207700002200228245010900250856004500359300000900404490000700413520105500420022001401475       2022                            d  c2022/110aBDNF10aGABA receptors10aNMDA receptor10ainduced pluripotent stem cells10amagnesium10aorganoids1 aAlessandra Cazzaniga1 aGiorgia Fedele1 aSara Castiglioni1 aJeanette A. Maier00aThe Presence of Blood–Brain Barrier Modulates the Response to Magnesium Salts in Human Brain Organoids  uhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/9/5133  a51330 v233 aMagnesium (Mg) is fundamental in the brain, where it regulates metabolism and neurotransmission and protects against neuroinflammation. To obtain insights into the molecular basis of Mg action in the brain, we investigated the effects of Mg in human brain organoids, a revolutionary 3D model to study neurobiology and neuropathology. In particular, brain organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells were cultured in the presence or in the absence of an in vitro-generated blood–brain barrier (BBB), and then exposed to 1 or 5 mM concentrations of inorganic and organic Mg salts (Mg sulphate (MgSO4); Mg pidolate (MgPid)). We evaluated the modulation of NMDA and GABAergic receptors, and BDNF. Our data suggest that the presence of the BBB is essential for Mg to exert its effects on brain organoids, and that 5 mM of MgPid is more effective than MgSO4 in increasing the levels of GABA receptors and BDNF, and decreasing those of NMDA receptor. These results might illuminate novel pathways explaining the neuroprotective role of Mg.  a1422-0067