Functional vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia: mechanisms and consequences of cerebral autoregulatory dysfunction, endothelial …

P Toth, S Tarantini, A Csiszar… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Increasing evidence from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies indicate that
age-related cerebromicrovascular dysfunction and microcirculatory damage play critical …

Insulin resistance and Alzheimer's disease: bioenergetic linkages

BJ Neth, S Craft - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic dysfunction is a well-established feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), evidenced
by brain glucose hypometabolism that can be observed potentially decades prior to the …

Pathogenesis of chronic hyperglycemia: from reductive stress to oxidative stress

LJ Yan - Journal of diabetes research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic overnutrition creates chronic hyperglycemia that can gradually induce insulin
resistance and insulin secretion impairment. These disorders, if not intervened, will …

The microcirculation: a key player in obesity-associated cardiovascular disease

O Sorop, TD Olver, J van de Wouw… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
It is increasingly recognized that obesity is a risk factor for microvascular disease, involving
both structural and functional changes in the microvasculature. This review aims to describe …

Endothelial dysfunction, obesity and insulin resistance

D Prieto, C Contreras, A Sánchez - Current vascular …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Obesity is a metabolic disorder of increasing prevalence worldwide and a risk factor for the
development of insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Obesity is …

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase in vascular physiology and diseases

ED Costa, BA Rezende, SF Cortes… - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The family of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) has significant importance in various
physiological mechanisms and is also involved in many pathological processes. Three NOS …

Insulin resistance as the molecular link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

MMI Abdalla - World Journal of Diabetes, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two major health concerns that
have seen a rising prevalence worldwide. Recent studies have indicated a possible link …

Gut microbiome, inflammation, and cerebrovascular function: link between obesity and cognition

L Olsthoorn, D Vreeken, AJ Kiliaan - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Obesity affects 13% of the adult population worldwide and this number is only expected to
increase. Obesity is known to have a negative impact on cardiovascular and metabolic …

Common mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease and ischemic stroke: the role of protein kinase C in the progression of age-related neurodegeneration

BP Lucke-Wold, RC Turner… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Ischemic stroke and Alzheimer's disease (AD), despite being distinct disease entities, share
numerous pathophysiological mechanisms such as those mediated by inflammation …

The effects of obesity on the cerebral vasculature

AM Dorrance, N Matin, PW Pires - Current vascular …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The incidence of obesity in the population is increasing at an alarming rate, with this comes
an increased risk of insulin resistance (IR). Obesity and IR increase an individual's risk of …