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 …

The therapeutic potential of metformin in neurodegenerative diseases

C Rotermund, G Machetanz… - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The search for treatments for neurodegenerative diseases is a major concern in light of
today's aging population and an increasing burden on individuals, families, and society …

The link between type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration: roles for amyloid-β, amylin, and tau proteins

P Bharadwaj, N Wijesekara… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
A wealth of evidence indicates a strong link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although the precise …

Insulin reverses the high-fat diet–induced increase in brain Aβ and improves memory in an animal model of Alzheimer disease

M Vandal, PJ White, C Tremblay, I St-Amour… - Diabetes, 2014 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Defects in insulin production and signaling are suspected to share a key role in diabetes
and Alzheimer disease (AD), two age-related pathologies. In this study, we investigated the …

Maternal stress induces epigenetic signatures of psychiatric and neurological diseases in the offspring

FCR Zucchi, Y Yao, ID Ward, Y Ilnytskyy, DM Olson… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The gestational state is a period of particular vulnerability to diseases that affect maternal
and fetal health. Stress during gestation may represent a powerful influence on maternal …

Shared neuropathological characteristics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease: impacts on cognitive decline

JM Walker, FE Harrison - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
In the past few decades, the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as
well as older individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), has increased. While the …

Functional genomics of the CDKN2A/B locus in cardiovascular and metabolic disease: what have we learned from GWASs?

SA Hannou, K Wouters, R Paumelle, B Staels - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2015 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) provide an unprecedented opportunity to
examine, on a large scale, the association of common genetic variants with complex …

Central and peripheral metabolic defects contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: targeting mitochondria for diagnosis and prevention

Y Peng, P Gao, L Shi, L Chen, J Liu… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Epidemiological studies indicate that metabolic disorders are associated with
an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Metabolic remodeling occurs in the central …

Reversal of high fat diet-induced obesity improves glucose tolerance, inflammatory response, β-amyloid accumulation and cognitive decline in the APP/PSEN1 mouse …

JM Walker, S Dixit, AC Saulsberry, JM May… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study assessed the extent to which high fat diet (HFD)-induced β-amyloid accumulation
and cognitive decline in APP/PSEN1 mice are reversible through control of fat intake. Ten …

Insulin resistance in Alzheimer's disease

KT Dineley, JB Jahrling, L Denner - Neurobiology of disease, 2014 - Elsevier
Insulin is a key hormone regulating metabolism. Insulin binding to cell surface insulin
receptors engages many signaling intermediates operating in parallel and in series to …