Stimulation of the muscarinic receptor M4 activates quiescent neural precursor cells and ameliorates medial septum cholinergic lesion-induced impairments in adult hippocampal neurogenesis
Lidia Madrid San Martin, Saurabh Bandhavkar, Katelyn Hafey, Javier Jiménez-Martín, Michael Milne, Elizabeth Jane Coulson, Dhanisha J. Jhaveri
This study shows that activating the M4 muscarinic receptor in quiescent neural precursor cells enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis and rescues impairments caused by cholinergic neuron loss.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience