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Heni, M. ; Kullmann, S. ; Preissl, H. ; Fritsche, A. ; Häring, H.-U.

Impaired insulin action in the human brain: Causes and metabolic consequences.

Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. 11, 701-711 (2015)
Postprint DOI PMC
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Over the past few years, evidence has accumulated that the human brain is an insulin-sensitive organ. Insulin regulates activity in a limited number of specific brain areas that are important for memory, reward, eating behaviour and the regulation of whole-body metabolism. Accordingly, insulin in the brain modulates cognition, food intake and body weight as well as whole-body glucose, energy and lipid metabolism. However, brain imaging studies have revealed that not everybody responds equally to insulin and that a substantial number of people are brain insulin resistant. In this Review, we provide an overview of the effects of insulin in the brain in humans and the relevance of the effects for physiology. We present emerging evidence for insulin resistance of the human brain. Factors associated with brain insulin resistance such as obesity and increasing age, as well as possible pathogenic factors such as visceral fat, saturated fatty acids, alterations at the blood-brain barrier and certain genetic polymorphisms, are reviewed. In particular, the metabolic consequences of brain insulin resistance are discussed and possible future approaches to overcome brain insulin resistance and thereby prevent or treat obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are outlined.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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ISSN (print) / ISBN 1759-5029
e-ISSN 1759-5037
Journal Nature Reviews - Endocrinology
Quellenangaben Volume: 11, Issue: 12, Pages: 701-711 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place New York, NY
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM)