Altered glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: role of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress

S Dewanjee, P Chakraborty, H Bhattacharya… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that abnormal cerebral glucose metabolism is largely present
in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The brain utilizes glucose as its main energy source and a …

Proteostasis of islet amyloid polypeptide: a molecular perspective of risk factors and protective strategies for type II diabetes

D Milardi, E Gazit, SE Radford, Y Xu… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The possible link between hIAPP accumulation and β-cell death in diabetic patients has
inspired numerous studies focusing on amyloid structures and aggregation pathways of this …

Metabolism: a novel shared link between diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease

Y Sun, C Ma, H Sun, H Wang, W Peng… - Journal of diabetes …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As a chronic metabolic disease, diabetes mellitus (DM) is broadly characterized by elevated
levels of blood glucose. Novel epidemiological studies demonstrate that some diabetic …

Insulin-degrading enzyme in the fight against Alzheimer's disease

IV Kurochkin, E Guarnera, IN Berezovsky - Trends in pharmacological …, 2018 - cell.com
After decades of research and clinical trials there is still no cure for Alzheimer's disease
(AD). While impaired clearance of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides is considered as one of the …

Proteases and glycosidases on the surface of exosomes: Newly discovered mechanisms for extracellular remodeling

RD Sanderson, SK Bandari, I Vlodavsky - Matrix biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Emergence of the field of exosome biology has opened an exciting door to better
understand communication between cells. These tiny nanovesicles act as potent regulators …

Insulin‐degrading enzyme: an ally against metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases

L Sousa, M Guarda, MJ Meneses… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin‐degrading enzyme (IDE) function goes far beyond its known proteolytic role as a
regulator of insulin levels. IDE has a wide substrate promiscuity, degrading several proteins …

Metformin Ameliorates Aβ Pathology by Insulin‐Degrading Enzyme in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

XY Lu, S Huang, QB Chen, D Zhang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. The
accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) is the main pathology of AD. Metformin, a well‐known …

The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges

GR Tundo, D Sbardella, AM Santoro, A Coletta… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is an adaptable and finely tuned system that
sustains proteostasis network under a large variety of physiopathological conditions. Its …

Nanofiber-based systems intended for diabetes

H Maleki, K Khoshnevisan, SM Sajjadi-Jazi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Diabetic mellitus (DM) is the most communal metabolic disease resulting from a defect in
insulin secretion, causing hyperglycemia by promoting the progressive destruction of …

Biliverdin reductase-A mediates the beneficial effects of intranasal insulin in Alzheimer disease

E Barone, A Tramutola, F Triani, S Calcagnini… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Impairment of biliverdin reductase-A (BVR-A) is an early event leading to brain insulin
resistance in AD. Intranasal insulin (INI) administration is under evaluation as a strategy to …