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Manolopoulos, K.N.* ; Klotz, L.O.* ; Korsten, P.* ; Bornstein, S.R.* ; Barthel, A.*

Linking Alzheimer's disease to insulin resistance: The FoxO response to oxidative stress.

Mol. Psychiatry 15, 1046-1052 (2010)
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Oxidative stress is an important determinant not only in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but also in insulin resistance (InsRes) and diabetic complications. Forkhead box class O (FoxO) transcription factors are involved in both insulin action and the cellular response to oxidative stress, thereby providing a potential integrative link between AD and InsRes. For example, the expression of intra- and extracellular antioxidant enzymes, such as manganese-superoxide dismutase and selenoprotein P, is regulated by FoxO proteins, as is the expression of important hepatic enzymes of gluconeogenesis. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of AD and InsRes and discuss the function of FoxO proteins in these processes. Both InsRes and oxidative stress may promote the transcriptional activity of FoxO proteins, resulting in hyperglycaemia and a further increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The consecutive activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases and inhibition of Wingless (Wnt) signalling may result in the formation of β-amyloid plaques and τ protein phosphorylation. Wnt inhibition may also result in a sustained activation of FoxO proteins with induction of apoptosis and neuronal loss, thereby completing a vicious circle from oxidative stress, InsRes and hyperglycaemia back to the formation of ROS and consecutive neurodegeneration. In view of their central function in this model, FoxO proteins may provide a potential molecular target for the treatment of both InsRes and AD.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2010
HGF-reported in Year 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1359-4184
e-ISSN 1476-5578
Quellenangaben Volume: 15, Issue: 11, Pages: 1046-1052 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID 20966918
Erfassungsdatum 2010-12-31