Metformin, cognitive function, and changes in the gut microbiome

M Rosell-Díaz, JM Fernández-Real - Endocrine reviews, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The decline in cognitive function and the prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders are
among the most serious threats to health in old age. The prevalence of dementia has …

Benzodiazepines and related drugs as a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease dementia

M Ettcheto, J Olloquequi, E Sanchez-Lopez… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) and Z-drugs are compounds widely prescribed in medical practice
due to their anxiolytic, hypnotic, and muscle relaxant properties. Yet, their chronic use is …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise and metformin counteract altered mitochondrial function in the insulin-resistant brain

GN Ruegsegger, PM Vanderboom, S Dasari… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Insulin resistance associates with increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia;
however, the underpinning mechanisms for this increased risk remain to be fully defined. As …

Relationships between memory decline and the use of metformin or DPP4 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes with normal cognition or Alzheimer's disease, and …

CY Wu, M Ouk, YY Wong, NZ Anita… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Few studies have examined memory decline among patients with type 2
diabetes using different oral hypoglycemic drugs. Methods Participants with normal …

Metformin therapy and cognitive dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis and systematic review

QQ Zhang, WS Li, Z Liu, HL Zhang, YG Ba, RX Zhang - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction. The relationship
between metformin therapy and cognitive function in patients with T2D is unknown …

Metabolic syndrome: is it time to add the central nervous system?

M Rojas, M Chávez-Castillo, D Pirela, H Parra, M Nava… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a set of cardio-metabolic risk factors that includes central
obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and dyslipidemias. The syndrome affects 25% of …

Repurposing of anti-diabetic agents as a new opportunity to alleviate cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders

Q Chen, T Cao, NN Li, C Zeng, S Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive impairment is a shared abnormality between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
many neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Metabolic aspects of adenosine functions in the brain

M Garcia-Gil, M Camici, S Allegrini, R Pesi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine, acting both through G-protein coupled adenosine receptors and intracellularly,
plays a complex role in multiple physiological and pathophysiological processes by …

Roles for osteocalcin in brain signalling: implications in cognition-and motor-related disorders

C Shan, A Ghosh, X Guo, S Wang, Y Hou, S Li, J Liu - Molecular Brain, 2019 - Springer
It is now generally accepted that the extra-skeleton functionalities of bone are multifaceted.
Its endocrine functions came first to light when it was realized that osteoblasts, the bone …

Metformin, age-related cognitive decline, and brain pathology

A Sood, AW Capuano, RS Wilson, LL Barnes… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation of metformin with change in cognition
and brain pathology. During a mean of 8 years (SD= 5.5) of annual follow-up visits …