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 …

Oxidative damage in neurodegeneration: roles in the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer disease

M Perluigi, F Di Domenico… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is associated with multiple etiologies and pathological mechanisms,
among which oxidative stress (OS) appears as a major determinant. Intriguingly, OS arises …

Hallmarks of brain aging: adaptive and pathological modification by metabolic states

MP Mattson, TV Arumugam - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
During aging, the cellular milieu of the brain exhibits tell-tale signs of compromised
bioenergetics, impaired adaptive neuroplasticity and resilience, aberrant neuronal network …

Exercise therapy to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease

HA Pahlavani - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease in the elderly with
dementia, memory loss, and severe cognitive impairment that imposes high medical costs …

Intermittent metabolic switching, neuroplasticity and brain health

MP Mattson, K Moehl, N Ghena… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
During evolution, individuals whose brains and bodies functioned well in a fasted state were
successful in acquiring food, enabling their survival and reproduction. With fasting and …

Brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: biological mechanisms of exercise

L Xu, R Liu, Y Qin, T Wang - Translational neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major subtype of neurodegenerative dementia caused by long-
term interactions and accumulation of multiple adverse factors, accompanied by …

A cross-sectional comparison of brain glucose and ketone metabolism in cognitively healthy older adults, mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease

E Croteau, CA Castellano, M Fortier, C Bocti… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Deteriorating brain glucose metabolism precedes the clinical onset of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and appears to contribute to its etiology. Ketone bodies, mainly β …

Glucose metabolism, neural cell senescence and Alzheimer's disease

Q Wang, L Duan, X Li, Y Wang, W Guo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), an elderly neurodegenerative disorder with a high incidence and
progressive memory decline, is one of the most expensive, lethal, and burdening diseases …

A ketogenic drink improves brain energy and some measures of cognition in mild cognitive impairment

M Fortier, CA Castellano, E Croteau, F Langlois… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Unlike for glucose, uptake of the brain's main alternative fuel, ketones, remains
normal in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Ketogenic medium chain triglycerides (kMCTs) …

Non-drug therapies for Alzheimer's disease: a review

X Li, M Ji, H Zhang, Z Liu, Y Chai, Q Cheng… - Neurology and …, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating disease leading to great social and economic
burdens worldwide. During the past decades, increasing understanding of this disease …