Abstract
Alzheimers disease and other related neurodegenerative diseases are highly debilitating disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. Efforts towards developing effective treatments for these disorders have shown limited efficacy at best, with no true cure to this day being present. Recent work, both clinical and experimental, indicates that many neurodegenerative disorders often display a coexisting metabolic dysfunction which may exacerbate neurological symptoms. It stands to reason therefore that metabolic pathways may themselves contain promising therapeutic targets for major neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we provide an overview of some of the most recent evidence for metabolic dysregulation in Alzheimers disease, Huntingtons disease, and Parkinsons disease, and discuss several potential mechanisms that may underlie the potential relationships between metabolic dysfunction and etiology of nervous system degeneration. We also highlight some prominent signaling pathways involved in the link between peripheral metabolism and the central nervous system that are potential targets for future therapies, and we will review some of the clinical progress in this field. It is likely that in the near future, therapeutics with combinatorial neuroprotective and ‘eumetabolic’ activities may possess superior efficacies compared to less pluripotent remedies.
Keywords: Neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic dysfunction, bodyweight, diabetes, glucose homeostasis, insulin, leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, glucagon-like peptide 1, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease
Current Alzheimer Research
Title: Metabolic Dysfunction in Alzheimers Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
Volume: 9 Issue: 1
Author(s): Huan Cai, Wei-na Cong, Sunggoan Ji, Sarah Rothman, Stuart Maudsley and Bronwen Martin
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Keywords: Neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic dysfunction, bodyweight, diabetes, glucose homeostasis, insulin, leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, glucagon-like peptide 1, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease
Abstract: Alzheimers disease and other related neurodegenerative diseases are highly debilitating disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. Efforts towards developing effective treatments for these disorders have shown limited efficacy at best, with no true cure to this day being present. Recent work, both clinical and experimental, indicates that many neurodegenerative disorders often display a coexisting metabolic dysfunction which may exacerbate neurological symptoms. It stands to reason therefore that metabolic pathways may themselves contain promising therapeutic targets for major neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we provide an overview of some of the most recent evidence for metabolic dysregulation in Alzheimers disease, Huntingtons disease, and Parkinsons disease, and discuss several potential mechanisms that may underlie the potential relationships between metabolic dysfunction and etiology of nervous system degeneration. We also highlight some prominent signaling pathways involved in the link between peripheral metabolism and the central nervous system that are potential targets for future therapies, and we will review some of the clinical progress in this field. It is likely that in the near future, therapeutics with combinatorial neuroprotective and ‘eumetabolic’ activities may possess superior efficacies compared to less pluripotent remedies.
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Cai Huan, Cong Wei-na, Ji Sunggoan, Rothman Sarah, Maudsley Stuart and Martin Bronwen, Metabolic Dysfunction in Alzheimers Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders, Current Alzheimer Research 2012; 9 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512799015064
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512799015064 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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