The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders.
While it is now well established that resident populations of stem and progenitor cells drive neurogenesis in the adult brain, a growing body of evidence indicates that these new neurons play a pivotal role in spatial learning, memory and mood regulation. As such, interest is gathering to develop st...
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| author | Chanel J. Taylor Dhanisha J. Jhaveri Perry F. Bartlett |
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| description | While it is now well established that resident populations of stem and progenitor cells drive neurogenesis in the adult brain, a growing body of evidence indicates that these new neurons play a pivotal role in spatial learning, memory and mood regulation. As such, interest is gathering to develop strategies to harness the brain’s endogenous reservoir of stem and progenitor cells, with the view that newborn neurons may help overcome the loss of neural and cognitive function that occurs during neurodegenerative disease and psychiatric illness. Here we review evidence for the presence of endogenous stem cell populations in the adult hippocampus, especially large pools of latent stem and precursor cells, and the ways in which these populations can be stimulated to produce new neurons. While the translation of this research from animal models to human application is still in its infancy, understanding in detail the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate endogenous neurogenesis, offers the potential to use this innate reservoir of precursors to produce neurons that may be able to mitigate against cognitive decline and mood disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3109dc15c7b4fa5bf31bdec8e81deb22022-12-22T02:29:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience1662-51022013-01-01710.3389/fncel.2013.0000541030The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders.Chanel J. Taylor0Dhanisha J. Jhaveri1Perry F. Bartlett2Queensland Brain Institute, University of QueenslandQueensland Brain Institute, University of QueenslandQueensland Brain Institute, University of QueenslandWhile it is now well established that resident populations of stem and progenitor cells drive neurogenesis in the adult brain, a growing body of evidence indicates that these new neurons play a pivotal role in spatial learning, memory and mood regulation. As such, interest is gathering to develop strategies to harness the brain’s endogenous reservoir of stem and progenitor cells, with the view that newborn neurons may help overcome the loss of neural and cognitive function that occurs during neurodegenerative disease and psychiatric illness. Here we review evidence for the presence of endogenous stem cell populations in the adult hippocampus, especially large pools of latent stem and precursor cells, and the ways in which these populations can be stimulated to produce new neurons. While the translation of this research from animal models to human application is still in its infancy, understanding in detail the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate endogenous neurogenesis, offers the potential to use this innate reservoir of precursors to produce neurons that may be able to mitigate against cognitive decline and mood disorders.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00005/fullneural stem cellStem Cell TherapyNeural precursor cell: hippocampusendogenous adult neurogenesis |
| spellingShingle | Chanel J. Taylor Dhanisha J. Jhaveri Perry F. Bartlett The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience neural stem cell Stem Cell Therapy Neural precursor cell : hippocampus endogenous adult neurogenesis |
| title | The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. |
| title_full | The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. |
| title_fullStr | The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. |
| title_short | The therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders. |
| title_sort | therapeutic potential of endogenous hippocampal stem cells for the treatment of neurological disorders |
| topic | neural stem cell Stem Cell Therapy Neural precursor cell : hippocampus endogenous adult neurogenesis |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00005/full |
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