Glucagon-like peptide-2 reduces the obesity-associated inflammation in the brain

Growing evidence suggests a link between obesity and neurodegeneration. The purpose of the present study was to explore the neuroprotective potential of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) in the brain of high fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Markers of inflammation and oxidative stress were analysed in the bra...

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Main Authors: Domenico Nuzzo, Sara Baldassano, Antonella Amato, Pasquale Picone, Giacoma Galizzi, Gaetano Felice Caldara, Marta Di Carlo, Flavia Mulè
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996118302808