2019
Short-term high-fat diet modulates several inflammatory, ER stress, and apoptosis markers in the hippocampus of young mice
Nakandakari S, Muñoz V, Kuga G, Gaspar R, Sant'Ana M, Pavan I, da Silva L, Morelli A, Simabuco F, da Silva A, de Moura L, Ropelle E, Cintra D, Pauli J. Short-term high-fat diet modulates several inflammatory, ER stress, and apoptosis markers in the hippocampus of young mice. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2019, 79: 284-293. PMID: 30797044, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietYoung miceShort-term HFD feedingMice fed high-fat dietFed high-fat dietHippocampus of miceER stressDisease developmentShort-term consumptionAlzheimer's disease developmentPotential molecular mechanismsHOMA-IRHFD feedingAD markersMicroglial cellsAD pathogenesisRisk factorsInflammatory signalsDiet modulatesΒ-amyloidCleaved caspase3HippocampusApoptosis markersHigh expressionMice
2018
Impaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B
Kuga G, Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Nakandakari S, da Silva A, Botezelli J, Leme J, Gomes R, de Moura L, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pauli J. Impaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B. Experimental Gerontology 2018, 104: 66-71. PMID: 29421605, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged ratsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorΒ-amyloid contentAlzheimer's diseaseInsulin resistanceTau phosphorylationMorris water maze testMiddle-aged Wistar ratsInsulin tolerance testMain risk factorsAge-related changesNeurotrophic factorTolerance testRisk factorsMaze testImpaired insulinWistar ratsNew therapiesHippocampus regionBody weightCognitive declineRole of PTP1BSynaptic plasticityRatsSpatial learning