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  1. The metabolic-brain axis: GLP-1 signaling, insulin resistance, and obesity pharmacotherapy in neurodegeneration 2026-10-30
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  3. PFKFB3 inhibition restores β-cell responsiveness to acetylcholine in a 3xTg-AD pancreatic tissue-slice model 2026-10-07

Studies

285 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1994 to 2026

Top journals

  • International journal of molecular sciences 10
  • Neuropharmacology 10
  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 9
  • European journal of pharmacology 8
  • Neurobiology of aging 6

177 journals in all.

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  1. GLP-1 receptor stimulation reduces amyloid-beta peptide accumulation and cytotoxicity in cellular and animal models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2010-01-01 Drug development

    Type 2 (T2) diabetes mellitus (DM) has been associated with an increased incidence of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  2. The role of GLP-1 in neuronal activity and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Vitamins and hormones 2010-01-01 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  3. Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues enhance synaptic plasticity in the brain: a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2009-12-24 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  4. Long-term inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 in Alzheimer's prone mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Experimental gerontology 2009-12-11 Drug development

    We tested here the impact of a long-term inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) with sitagliptin on the deposition of amyloid-beta within the brain and deficits in memory-related behavioral paradigms in a model of Alzheimer's disease (AD): double transgenic mice B6*Cg-Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/J. Mice began to receive sitagliptin at 7 months of age.

  5. Beta-amyloid oligomers induce phosphorylation of tau and inactivation of insulin receptor substrate via c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling: suppression by omega-3 fatty acids and curcumin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2009-07-01 Prevention and risk

    Both insulin resistance (type II diabetes) and beta-amyloid (Abeta) oligomers are implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  6. Impairment of synaptic plasticity and memory formation in GLP-1 receptor KO mice: Interaction between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Behavioural brain research 2009-06-30 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD).

  7. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) protects against methylglyoxal-induced PC12 cell apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/GCLc/redox signaling pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuroscience 2009-05-20 Drug development

    Patients with long-standing diabetes commonly develop diabetic encephalopathy, which is characterized by cognitive impairment and dementia.

  8. Metabolic links between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Expert review of neurotherapeutics 2009-05 Risk factors

    There is a cluster of risk factors for Type 2 diabetes and vascular disease that include high blood glucose, obesity, high blood pressure, increased blood triacylglycerols and insulin resistance.

  9. Antidiabetic drug metformin (GlucophageR) increases biogenesis of Alzheimer's amyloid peptides via up-regulating BACE1 transcription

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009-02-23 Drug development

    Epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence suggests a link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  10. Protection of synapses against Alzheimer's-linked toxins: insulin signaling prevents the pathogenic binding of Abeta oligomers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009-02-02 Disease mechanisms

    Synapse deterioration underlying severe memory loss in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) is thought to be caused by soluble amyloid beta (Abeta) oligomers.

  11. New roles for insulin-like hormones in neuronal signalling and protection: new hopes for novel treatments of Alzheimer's disease?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2008-10-18 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  12. Mutated recombinant human glucagon-like peptide-1 protects SH-SY5Y cells from apoptosis induced by amyloid-beta peptide (1-42)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neuroscience letters 2008-08-22 Drug development

    Accumulation and deposition of amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) in the brain causes neuronal apoptosis and eventually leads to Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  13. Intranasal Insulin Administration Dose-Dependently Modulates Verbal Memory and Plasma Amyloid-β in Memory-Impaired Older Adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2008-04-14 Genetics

    Intranasal insulin administration raises central nervous system (CNS) insulin levels in humans and acutely facilitates verbal memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), an effect that may differ by APOE genotype.

  14. GLP-1 agonists facilitate hippocampal LTP and reverse the impairment of LTP induced by beta-amyloid

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2008-03-29 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and insulin signalling is often impaired in Alzheimer's disease, contributing to the neurodegenerative process.

  15. Amyloid beta oligomers induce impairment of neuronal insulin receptors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2007-08-24 Disease mechanisms

    Recent studies have indicated an association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and central nervous system (CNS) insulin resistance.

  16. Geniposide, a novel agonist for GLP-1 receptor, prevents PC12 cells from oxidative damage via MAP kinase pathway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurochemistry international 2007-05-06 Drug development

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia.

  17. Intracerebral streptozotocin model of type 3 diabetes: relevance to sporadic Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2006-03-01 Biomarkers

    The cascade of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neurodegeneration is associated with persistent oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired energy metabolism, and activation of pro-death signaling pathways.

  18. Therapy Insight: type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature clinical practice. Neurology 2006-03-01 Drug development

    A number of well-designed epidemiological studies have linked type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  19. Insulin and insulin-like growth factor expression and function deteriorate with progression of Alzheimer's disease: link to brain reductions in acetylcholine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2005-12-01 Biomarkers

    Reduced glucose utilization and energy metabolism occur early in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and correlate with impaired cognition.

  20. Enhancing central nervous system endogenous GLP-1 receptor pathways for intervention in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2005-07-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)--amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  21. Effects of intranasal insulin on cognition in memory-impaired older adults: modulation by APOE genotype

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2005-06-16 Genetics

    Raising insulin acutely in the periphery and in brain improves verbal memory.

  22. Impaired insulin and insulin-like growth factor expression and signaling mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease--is this type 3 diabetes?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2005-02-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The neurodegeneration that occurs in sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) is consistently associated with a number of characteristic histopathological, molecular, and biochemical abnormalities, including cell loss, abundant neurofibrillary tangles and dystrophic neurites, amyloid-beta deposits, increased activation of pro-death genes and signaling pathways, impaired energy metabolism/mitochondrial function, and evidence of chronic oxidative stress.

  23. Class II G protein-coupled receptors and their ligands in neuronal function and protection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuromolecular medicine 2005-01-01 Drug development

    G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play pivotal roles in regulating the function and plasticity of neuronal circuits in the nervous system.

  24. Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2004-11-01 Tau biomarkers

    Previous studies have suggested an acutely improving effect of insulin on memory function.

  25. Pharmacological inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in pharmacological sciences 2004-09-01 Risk factors

    Three closely related forms of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3alpha, GSK-3beta and GSK-3beta2) have a major role in Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways and regulate the cell-division cycle, stem-cell renewal and differentiation, apoptosis, circadian rhythm, transcription and insulin action.

  26. A new Alzheimer's disease interventive strategy: GLP-1

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current drug targets 2004-08-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous 30-amino acid gut peptide, which binds at the GLP-1 receptor coupled to the cyclic AMP second messenger pathway.

  27. Diet‐induced insulin resistance promotes amyloidosis in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The FASEB Journal 2004-03-19 Risk factors

    Recent epidemiological evidence indicates that insulin resistance, a proximal cause of Type II diabetes [a non-insulin dependent form of diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)], is associated with an increased relative risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  28. Passage of VIP/PACAP/secretin family across the blood-brain barrier: therapeutic effects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current pharmaceutical design 2004-01-01 Drug development

    In recent years, VIP/PACAP/secretin family has special interest.

  29. Glucagon-like peptide-1 decreases endogenous amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) levels and protects hippocampal neurons from death induced by Abeta and iron

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neuroscience research 2003-06-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  30. The glucagon-like peptides: a new genre in therapeutic targets for intervention in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2002-12-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an insulinotropic hormone, secreted from the enteroendocrine L cells of the intestinal tract in response to nutrient ingestion.

  31. Protection and reversal of excitotoxic neuronal damage by glucagon-like peptide-1 and exendin-4

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2002-09-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the L cells of the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  32. A novel neurotrophic property of glucagon-like peptide 1: a promoter of nerve growth factor-mediated differentiation in PC12 cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2002-03-01 Drug development

    The insulinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) has potent effects on glucose-dependent insulin secretion, insulin gene expression, and pancreatic islet cell formation and is presently in clinical trials as a therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  33. Glycogen synthase kinase 3: an emerging therapeutic target

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in molecular medicine 2002-03-01 Drug development

    Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has recently emerged as a key target in drug discovery.

  34. Role of glucose in regulating the brain and cognition

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995-04-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Extensive evidence indicates that relatively modest increases in circulating glucose concentrations enhance learning and memory processes in rodents and humans.

  35. Decreased concentrations of GLUT1 and GLUT3 glucose transporters in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Annals of Neurology 1994-05-01 Disease mechanisms

    Glucose metabolism is depressed in the temporal and parietal regions of the cortex in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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