The Effects of Neurotransmitters on Stem Cell Differentiation

Dear Colleagues,

Neurotransmitters are the various chemical compounds that facilitate communication between neurons. Neurotransmitter receptors and other proteins involved in neurotransmitter synthesis and inactivation are crucial targets for the development of therapeutic drugs intended to treat psychiatric and neurologic disorders, pain, and a variety of other disorders, because neurotransmitters play such a crucial role in brain function. Furthermore, these neurotransmitters can play specific role in stem cell differentiation. Before establishing their correlation, there are some points to be explored. For example, do all neurotransmitters support neurogenesis or have some antagonistic effects along with growth factors? There is growing evidence that changes in neurotransmitter signaling have an impact on adult neurogenesis. Because of the variety and context-dependency of these effects, more research is necessary to fully understand how different neurotransmitter signaling pathways regulate neurogenesis. It appears crucial that we improve and supplement the dominant approach of systemic drug administration if we are to deepen our understanding of how neurotransmitters mediate information flow between neurons and their progenitors.

We are seeking entries for this Special Issue that answer some of the abovementioned questions. We wish to establish a multidisciplinary basis of evidence by combining recent findings from several disciplines, such as neurobiology, neuropsychology, and stem cells.

Hence, from observational, experimental, and clinical investigations, we are seeking research papers, reviews, and commentaries on a variety of neurotransmitters, growth factors, and aspects of stem cell differentiation.

Dr. Sadaf Jahan
Dr. Arif Jamal Siddiqui
Dr. Dipak Kumar
Dr. Andleeb Khan
Guest Editors

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• neurotransmitters
• neurobiology
• neuropsychology
• neurogenesis
• stem cells
• psychiatric disorder
• neurologic disorder