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Adult neurogenesis and schizophrenia : a window on abnormal early brain development?
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Toro, Carla T. and Deakin, J. F. W. (2007) Adult neurogenesis and schizophrenia : a window on abnormal early brain development? Schizophrenia Research, 90 (1-3). pp. 1-14. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.030 ISSN 0920-9964.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.030
Abstract
Adult neurogenesis is one of the most rapidly growing areas in neuroscience research and there is great interest in its potential role in the pathophysiology of psychiatric illness. In parallel with early development, adult neurogenesis occurs through the proliferation of precursor cells which migrate to specific regions and differentiate into neurons with characteristics indistinguishable from existing mature neurons. These findings have led to the re-definition of the concept of network plasticity in the adult brain, to include the formation of new neurons as well as new connections. This review examines the idea that adult neurogenesis may be disturbed in schizophrenia. We discuss evidence for abnormal mechanisms of neurogenesis and expression of developmental genes in schizophrenia, the influence of antipsychotic drugs on neurogenesis and the role of candidate schizophrenia susceptibility genes in adult neurogenesis. The recent discovery of molecular markers transiently expressed in newborn neurons within adult neurogenic brain regions could be used to probe whether neurogenesis is disturbed in schizophrenia. Adult neurogenesis could also be used as a unique tool for investigating genes involved in early brain development using post-mortem brains. This is particularly relevant for brain disorders with developmental origins such as schizophrenia.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Schizophrenia Research | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0920-9964 | ||||||||
Official Date: | February 2007 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 90 | ||||||||
Number: | 1-3 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-14 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.030 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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