Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis by Alteration of Bioactive Lipids in The Pancreas, and Effect of Zinc Chelation in a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Alev Duygu Acun,
Deniz Kantar
Abstract:Increasing epidemiological evidence highlights the association between systemic insulin resistance and Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is known that peripheral insulin resistance in the early stages of AD precedes and is a precursor to amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition. Although it is known that improving the CNS insulin sensitivity of AD patients is an important therapeutic goal and that the majority of insulin in the brain comes from the periphery, there has been little attention to the changes that occur in the pancre… Show more
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