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Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in overnutrition-induced diseases

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Cai, Dongsheng·2013·Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism

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Overnutrition-induced diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) involve neural dysregulation of metabolic physiology. Recently, interdisciplinary research in neuroscience and immunology has linked overnutrition to a non-classical onset of inflammation in the brain, particularly in the hypothalamus. This neuroinflammation impairs central regulatory pathways of energy balance and nutrient metabolism, and leads to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular complications. This review describes recent findings on the roles of overnutrition-induced hypothalamic inflammation in neurodegeneration and defective adult neurogenesis, as well as in impaired neural stem cell regeneration, and their relevance to obesity and related diseases. In addition, commonalities in terms of neuroinflammation between neurodegenerative diseases and overnutrition-induced metabolic diseases are discussed. Targeting neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration will provide promising approaches for treating obesity and other overnutrition-related diseases.

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  • One mechanism of microglia activation is the increase in LPS levels in peripheral blood, due to poor diet.

    “One mechanism of microglia activation is the increase in LPS levels in peripheral blood, due to poor diet [50,51].”

    From Polyphenol Microbial Metabolites Exhibit Gut and Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability and Protect Murine Microglia against LPS-Induced Inflammation (2019) · cites this paper as [50]

    The section on hypothalamic neurogenesis links chronic overnutrition to inflammation involving microglial cells, and the section on central NF-κB activation discusses diet-related neuroinflammation. Neither passage identifies increased LPS in peripheral blood as the mechanism of microglial activation; searches for LPS, lipopolysaccharide, and endotoxemia found no such statement in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Cai, D.
Affiliations
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Cai, Dongsheng
Venue
Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-01
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
40-47
ISSN
1043-2760 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2007225703
Cited by
256
References
110
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG031774)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK078750, R56DK078750)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, overnutrition, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypothalamic inflammation, energy balance, nutrient metabolism, adult neurogenesis, neural stem cells, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular complications
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Hypothalamus, Inflammation, Obesity, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Overnutrition, Neural Stem Cells

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