Obesity-induced neuroinflammation: beyond the hypothalamus

O Guillemot-Legris, GG Muccioli - Trends in neurosciences, 2017 - cell.com
Obesity is now a worldwide health issue. Far from being limited to weight gain, obesity is
generally associated with low-grade inflammation and with a cluster of disorders collectively …

Mitochondria as central regulators of neural stem cell fate and cognitive function

M Khacho, R Harris, RS Slack - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
Emerging evidence now indicates that mitochondria are central regulators of neural stem
cell (NSC) fate decisions and are crucial for both neurodevelopment and adult …

Brain insulin resistance and hippocampal plasticity: mechanisms and biomarkers of cognitive decline

M Spinelli, S Fusco, C Grassi - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, much attention has been devoted to the effects of nutrient-related signals
on brain development and cognitive functions. A turning point was the discovery that brain …

Hippocampal insulin resistance and cognitive dysfunction

GJ Biessels, LP Reagan - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Clinical studies suggest a link between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin
resistance (IR) and cognitive dysfunction, but there are significant gaps in our knowledge of …

Interplay between the gut-brain axis, obesity and cognitive function

A Agustí, MP García-Pardo, I López-Almela… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Obesity continues to be one of the major public health problems due to its high prevalence
and co-morbidities. Common co-morbidities not only include cardiometabolic disorders but …

[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 …

High fat diet produces brain insulin resistance, synaptodendritic abnormalities and altered behavior in mice

SE Arnold, I Lucki, BR Brookshire, GC Carlson… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Insulin resistance and other features of the metabolic syndrome are increasingly recognized
for their effects on cognitive health. To ascertain mechanisms by which this occurs, we fed …

Impairment of hippocampal-dependent memory induced by juvenile high-fat diet intake is associated with enhanced hippocampal inflammation in rats

C Boitard, A Cavaroc, J Sauvant, A Aubert… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2014 - Elsevier
In addition to metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, obesity pandemic is associated with
chronic low-grade inflammation as well as adverse cognitive outcomes. However, the …

Perineuronal nets: plasticity, protection, and therapeutic potential

AC Reichelt, DJ Hare, TJ Bussey, LM Saksida - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
The relationship between neurons and perineuronal nets (PNNs) is attracting attention as a
central mechanism controlling brain plasticity. In the cortex, PNNs primarily surround …

BDNF effects on dendritic spine morphology and hippocampal function

O von Bohlen und Halbach… - Cell and tissue …, 2018 - Springer
Neurotrophins, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), are expressed in the
hippocampus, as well as their precursors, the pro-neurotrophins. The neurotrophins signal …