Effects of ketone bodies on brain metabolism and function in neurodegenerative diseases

NJ Jensen, HZ Wodschow, M Nilsson… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Under normal physiological conditions the brain primarily utilizes glucose for ATP
generation. However, in situations where glucose is sparse, eg, during prolonged fasting …

Alzheimer's disease as type 3 diabetes: common pathophysiological mechanisms between Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes

M Michailidis, D Moraitou, DA Tata, K Kalinderi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD)
epidemics is increasing rapidly and has huge financial and emotional costs. The purpose of …

Astrocytes as key regulators of brain energy metabolism: new therapeutic perspectives

E Beard, S Lengacher, S Dias, PJ Magistretti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes play key roles in the regulation of brain energy metabolism, which has a major
impact on brain functions, including memory, neuroprotection, resistance to oxidative stress …

Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer's disease: clinical evidence, mechanistic link and therapeutic promise

F Yin - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age‐associated neurodegenerative disorder with
multifactorial etiology, intersecting genetic and environmental risk factors, and a lack of …

Blood–brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

MD Sweeney, AP Sagare, BV Zlokovic - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a continuous endothelial membrane within brain
microvessels that has sealed cell-to-cell contacts and is sheathed by mural vascular cells …

Vascular dysfunction—the disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease

MD Sweeney, A Montagne, AP Sagare, DA Nation… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence recognizes Alzheimer's disease (AD) as a multifactorial and
heterogeneous disease with multiple contributors to its pathophysiology, including vascular …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation as a central mechanism in Alzheimer's disease

JW Kinney, SM Bemiller, AS Murtishaw… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized
by cognitive decline and the presence of two core pathologies, amyloid β plaques and …

Randomized crossover trial of a modified ketogenic diet in Alzheimer's disease

MCL Phillips, LM Deprez, GMN Mortimer… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Brain energy metabolism is impaired in Alzheimer's disease (AD), which may
be mitigated by a ketogenic diet. We conducted a randomized crossover trial to determine …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of intermittent fasting on brain and cognitive function

J Gudden, A Arias Vasquez, M Bloemendaal - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The importance of diet and the gut-brain axis for brain health and cognitive function is
increasingly acknowledged. Dietary interventions are tested for their potential to prevent …

Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer's disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

Y Iturria-Medina, RC Sotero, PJ Toussaint… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Multifactorial mechanisms underlying late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) are poorly
characterized from an integrative perspective. Here spatiotemporal alterations in brain …