Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Critical Assessment of the Shared Pathological Traits

Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Critical Assessment of the Shared Pathological Traits

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are two of the most prevalent diseases in the elderly population worldwide. A growing body of epidemiological studies suggest that people with T2DM are at a higher risk of developing AD. Likewise, AD brains are less capable of glucose...

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Main Authors: Shreyasi Chatterjee, Amritpal Mudher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
insulin resistance
tau proteins
abeta oligomers
synaptic dysfunction
autophagy
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00383/full

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