Obesity as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: the role of leptin

JA Flores-Cordero, A Pérez-Pérez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a growing worldwide health problem, affecting many people due to excessive
saturated fat consumption, lack of exercise, or a sedentary lifestyle. Leptin is an adipokine …

Peripheral inflammatory markers in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 175 studies

KSP Lai, CS Liu, A Rau, KL Lanctôt… - Journal of Neurology …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation is involved in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) pathology. This study quantitatively summarised the data on peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Diet, inflammation and the gut microbiome: Mechanisms for obesity-associated cognitive impairment

SJ Leigh, MJ Morris - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2020 - Elsevier
Poor diet and obesity are associated with cognitive impairment throughout adulthood, and
increased dementia risk in aging. Here we review the current literature interrogating the …

Recent publications from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: Reviewing progress toward improved AD clinical trials

MW Weiner, DP Veitch, PS Aisen, LA Beckett… - Alzheimer's & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) has continued
development and standardization of methodologies for biomarkers and has provided an …

[HTML][HTML] The role of leptin and adiponectin in obesity-associated cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease

L Forny-Germano, FG De Felice… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cross-talk between adipose tissue and central nervous system (CNS) underlies the
increased risk of obese people to develop brain diseases such as cognitive and mood …

Leptin and the brain: influences on brain development, cognitive functioning and psychiatric disorders

OM Farr, MA Tsoukas, CS Mantzoros - Metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
Receptors of leptin, the prototypical adipokine, are expressed throughout the cortex and
several other areas of the brain. Although typically studied for its role in energy intake and …

[HTML][HTML] Consequences of metabolic disruption in Alzheimer's disease pathology

JC Ryu, ER Zimmer, P Rosa-Neto, SO Yoon - Neurotherapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive disease that slowly destroys
cognitive function, such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning, to a level that one cannot …

[HTML][HTML] Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B): a potential target for Alzheimer's therapy?

MNN Vieira, NM Lyra e Silva, ST Ferreira… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advances in current understanding of mechanisms of pathogenesis in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), attempts at drug development based on those discoveries have …

[HTML][HTML] Menopause, obesity and inflammation: interactive risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

A Christensen, CJ Pike - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, the development of
which is regulated by several environmental and genetic risk factors. Two factors theorized …

Plasma leptin is associated with amyloid CSF biomarkers and Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in cognitively impaired patients

M Lilamand, E Bouaziz-Amar… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Metabolic dysfunction and dysregulation of leptin signaling have been linked to
Alzheimer's disease (AD)'s pathophysiology. The objectives of this study were to examine …