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The role of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in the proliferation of adult hippocampal neural stem and precursor cells
Authors:Chanel J Taylor  RongQiao He  Perry F Bartlett
Institution:1. Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
2. Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
Abstract:New neurons are continuously generated from resident pools of neural stem and precursor cells (NSPCs) in the adult brain. There are multiple pathways through which adult neurogenesis is regulated, and here we review the role of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) in regulating the proliferation of NSPCs in the adult hippocampus. Hippocampal-dependent learning tasks, enriched environments, running, and activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, all potently up-regulate hippocampal NSPC proliferation. We first consider the requirement of the NMDAR in activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, and the role the induction of synaptic plasticity has in regulating NSPCs and newborn neurons. We address how specific NMDAR agonists and antagonists modulate proliferation, both in vivo and in vitro, and then review the evidence supporting the hypothesis that NMDARs are present on NSPCs. We believe it is important to understand the mechanisms underlying the activation of adult neurogenesis, given the potential that endogenous stem cell populations have for repopulating the hippocampus with functional new neurons. In conditions such as age-related memory decline, neurodegeneration and psychiatric disease, mature neurons are lost or become defective; as such, stimulating adult neurogenesis may provide a therapeutic strategy to overcome these conditions.
Keywords:adult neurogenesis  stem cell  precursor cell  NMDA receptor  hippocampus  synaptic plasticity  long-term potentiation(LTP)
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