IGF-binding proteins: why do they exist and why are there so many?

JB Allard, C Duan - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are key growth-promoting peptides that act as both
endocrine hormones and autocrine/paracrine growth factors. In the bloodstream and in local …

Intranasal insulin in Alzheimer's dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review

KI Avgerinos, G Kalaitzidis, A Malli, D Kalaitzoglou… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background and aims Due to common pathophysiological findings of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) with diabetes mellitus (DM), insulin has been suggested as a possible treatment of AD …

Aged lipid‐laden microglia display impaired responses to stroke

M Arbaizar‐Rovirosa, J Pedragosa… - EMBO molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Microglial cells of the aged brain manifest signs of dysfunction that could contribute to the
worse neurological outcome of stroke in the elderly. Treatment with colony‐stimulating factor …

Delayed recanalization after MCAO ameliorates ischemic stroke by inhibiting apoptosis via HGF/c-Met/STAT3/Bcl-2 pathway in rats

H Tang, M Gamdzyk, L Huang, L Gao, C Lenahan… - Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The activation of tyrosine kinase receptor c-Met by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) showed
an anti-apoptotic effect in numerous disease models. This study aimed to investigate the …

Distribution of insulin in trigeminal nerve and brain after intranasal administration

JJ Lochhead, KL Kellohen, PT Ronaldson, TP Davis - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In the brain, insulin acts as a growth factor, regulates energy homeostasis, and is involved in
learning and memory acquisition. Many central nervous system (CNS) diseases are …

The role of insulin signaling in hippocampal-related diseases: a focus on Alzheimer's disease

Q Liu, Z Wang, J Cao, Y Dong, Y Chen - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a global concern and has become a major public health event
affecting human health. Insulin is a metabolic hormone secreted mainly by the peripheral …

Estimate of prevalent ischemic stroke from triglyceride glucose-body mass index in the general population

Z Du, L **ng, M Lin, Y Sun - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 - Springer
Background To investigate the relationship between triglyceride glucose-body mass index
(TyG-BMI) and ischemic stroke. Methods Leveraging two Chinese general population …

Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) as a marker of cognitive decline in normal ageing: A review

J Frater, D Lie, P Bartlett, JJ McGrath - Ageing research reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) and its signaling pathway play a primary role in
normal growth and ageing, however serum IGF-1 is known to reduce with advancing age …

Optochemogenetic stimulation of transplanted iPS-NPCs enhances neuronal repair and functional recovery after ischemic stroke

SP Yu, JK Tung, ZZ Wei, D Chen… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Cell transplantation therapy provides a regenerative strategy for neural repair. We tested the
hypothesis that selective excitation of transplanted induced pluripotent stem cell-derived …

Progress of research on diffuse axonal injury after traumatic brain injury

J Ma, K Zhang, Z Wang, G Chen - Neural plasticity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The current work reviews the concept, pathological mechanism, and process of diagnosing
of DAI. The pathological mechanism underlying DAI is complicated, including axonal …