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Newest in this topic

  1. Insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling regulates working memory, mitochondrial metabolism, and amyloid-β uptake in astrocytes 2018-02-02
  2. Serum insulin-like growth factor-I and amyloid beta protein in Alzheimer's disease: relationship with cognitive function 2015-10-06
  3. Distribution and localization patterns of estrogen receptor-beta and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptors in neurons and glial cells of the female rat substantia nigra: localization of ERbeta and IGF-1R in substantia nigra 2007-07-01

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2007 to 2018

Top journals

  • Molecular metabolism 1
  • Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society 1
  • The Journal of comparative neurology 1

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  1. Insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling regulates working memory, mitochondrial metabolism, and amyloid-β uptake in astrocytes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular metabolism 2018-02-02 Biomarkers

    Regulation of astrocytic mitochondrial function and redox status by IGF-1 is essential to maintain astrocytic function and coordinate hippocampal-dependent spatial learning.

  2. Serum insulin-like growth factor-I and amyloid beta protein in Alzheimer's disease: relationship with cognitive function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society 2015-10-06 Biomarkers

    The results, specifically that lower serum IGF-I was associated with cognitive impairment, suggest that metabolism of IGF-I may be involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

  3. Although several studies have focused on the neuroprotective effects of estrogen (E2) on stroke, there have been tantalizing reports on the potential neuroprotective role of E2 in degenerative neuronal diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's (PD).

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