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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Peripheral Inflammation and Insulin Resistance: Their Impact on Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and Glia Activation in Alzheimer's Disease.

Teresa Ponce-Lopez

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Teresa Ponce-LopezCentro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (CICSA), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan 52786, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-4789-661X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory impairment, and synaptic dysfunction. The accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau protein leads to neuronal dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and glial cell activation. Emerging evidence suggests that peripheral insulin resistance and chronic inflammation, often associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, promote increased proinflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, and immune cell infiltration. These conditions further damage the blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and promote neurotoxicity and chronic glial cell activation. This induces neuroinflammation and impaired neuronal insulin signaling, reducing glucose metabolism and exacerbating Aβ accumulation and tau hyperphosphorylation. Indeed, epidemiological studies have linked T2D and obesity with an increased risk of developing AD, reinforcing the connection between metabolic disorders and neurodegeneration. This review explores the relationships between peripheral insulin resistance, inflammation, and BBB dysfunction, highlighting their role in glial activation and the exacerbation of AD pathology.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseBlood-Brain BarrierInflammationInsulin ResistanceNeurogliaAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid betablood–brain barrierbrain insulin resistancechronic systemic inflammationinsulin resistanceinsulin signalingmicroglianeuroinflammationproinflammatory cytokinestau hyperphosphorylationtype 2 diabetes

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PMID40362446
PMCPMC12072112

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