Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

SC Cunnane, E Trushina, C Morland… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial (dys) function and insulin resistance: from pathophysiological molecular mechanisms to the impact of diet

D Sergi, N Naumovski, LK Heilbronn… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, the
hallmark of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the cause-effect relationship remains …

Light modulates glucose metabolism by a retina-hypothalamus-brown adipose tissue axis

JJ Meng, JW Shen, G Li, CJ Ouyang, JX Hu, ZS Li… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Public health studies indicate that artificial light is a high-risk factor for metabolic disorders.
However, the neural mechanism underlying metabolic modulation by light remains elusive …

Effects of dietary restriction on neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

L Fontana, L Ghezzi, AH Cross, L Piccio - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Recent and accumulating work in experimental animal models and humans shows that diet
has a much more pervasive and prominent role than previously thought in modulating …

Role of nitric oxide in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism

Z Bahadoran, P Mirmiran, A Ghasemi - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Nitric oxide (NO) contributes to carbohydrate metabolism and decreased NO bioavailability
is involved in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). NO donors may improve …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic syndrome, cognitive impairment and the role of diet: a narrative review

M Kouvari, NM D'cunha, N Travica, D Sergi, M Zec… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: This narrative review presents the association between metabolic syndrome
(MetS), along with its components, and cognition-related disorders, as well as the potential …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane-induced insulin resistance

H Cheng, X Gang, G He, Y Liu, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are connected at multiple sites via what
are known as mitochondria-associated ER membranes (MAMs). These associations are …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon's metabolic action in health and disease

A Zeigerer, R Sekar, M Kleinert, S Nason… - Comprehensive …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discovered almost simultaneously with insulin, glucagon is a pleiotropic hormone with
metabolic action that goes far beyond its classical role to increase blood glucose. Albeit best …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative biology of extracellular vesicles in diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications

J Liu, Y Zhang, Y Tian, W Huang, N Tong, X Fu - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic systemic disease with increasing prevalence globally.
An important aspect of diabetic pathogenesis is cellular crosstalk and information exchange …

Prediabetes is associated with structural brain abnormalities: the Maastricht Study

MJM Van Agtmaal, AJHM Houben, V De Wit… - Diabetes …, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Structural brain abnormalities are key risk factors for brain diseases, such as
dementia, stroke, and depression, in type 2 diabetes. It is unknown whether structural brain …