Depression and obesity: evidence of shared biological mechanisms

Y Milaneschi, WK Simmons, EFC van Rossum…�- Molecular�…, 2019 - nature.com
Depression and obesity are common conditions with major public health implications that
tend to co-occur within individuals. The relationship between these conditions is�…

[HTML][HTML] Western diet as a trigger of Alzheimer's disease: From metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

A Więckowska-Gacek, A Mietelska-Porowska…�- Ageing research�…, 2021 - Elsevier
An excess of saturated fatty acids and simple sugars in the diet is a known environmental
risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but the holistic view of the interacting processes�…

[HTML][HTML] So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

M Berk, LJ Williams, FN Jacka, A O'Neil, JA Pasco…�- BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background We now know that depression is associated with a chronic, low-grade
inflammatory response and activation of cell-mediated immunity, as well as activation of the�…

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory links between high fat diets and diseases

Y Duan, L Zeng, C Zheng, B Song, F Li…�- Frontiers in�…, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, chronic overnutrition, such as consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD), has
been increasingly viewed as a significant modifiable risk factor for diseases such as�…

[HTML][HTML] Effect of high-fat diets on oxidative stress, cellular inflammatory response and cognitive function

BL Tan, ME Norhaizan�- Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cognitive dysfunction is linked to chronic low-grade inflammatory stress that contributes to
cell-mediated immunity in creating an oxidative environment. Food is a vitally important�…

[HTML][HTML] Obesity as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: the role of leptin

JA Flores-Cordero, A P�rez-P�rez…�- International journal of�…, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a growing worldwide health problem, affecting many people due to excessive
saturated fat consumption, lack of exercise, or a sedentary lifestyle. Leptin is an adipokine�…

Immune system to brain signaling: neuropsychopharmacological implications

L Capuron, AH Miller�- Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2011 - Elsevier
There has been an explosion in our knowledge of the pathways and mechanisms by which
the immune system can influence the brain and behavior. In the context of inflammation, pro�…

Obesity-induced neuroinflammation: beyond the hypothalamus

O Guillemot-Legris, GG Muccioli�- Trends in neurosciences, 2017 - cell.com
Obesity is now a worldwide health issue. Far from being limited to weight gain, obesity is
generally associated with low-grade inflammation and with a cluster of disorders collectively�…

Obesity and neuroinflammation: a pathway to cognitive impairment

AA Miller, SJ Spencer�- Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2014 - Elsevier
Obesity is a growing problem worldwide and is associated with a range of comorbidities,
including cognitive dysfunction. In this review we will address the evidence that obesity and�…

Hippocampal insulin resistance and cognitive dysfunction

GJ Biessels, LP Reagan�- Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Clinical studies suggest a link between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin
resistance (IR) and cognitive dysfunction, but there are significant gaps in our knowledge of�…