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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Research on the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists in treating cognitive dysfunction and gait disorders in elderly patients with diabetes.

Yang Yang, Lifeng Chen, Yanjun Zhang, Wenqian Fu, Dandan Liu, Tianyu Jiang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yang Yang *Department of Neurology, The 2nd Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lifeng Chen *Department of Neurosurgery, The 1st Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yanjun ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The 2nd Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Wenqian FuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The 2nd Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dandan LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The 2nd Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Tianyu JiangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The 2nd Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elderly patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) often experience cognitive dysfunction and gait disorders, which significantly affect their quality of life and daily function. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), known as "wonder drugs for weight loss," have shown potential not only for glycemic control but also for improving cognitive function and gait disturbances. GLP-1RAs may exert their effects through various mechanisms, including promoting neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity in the brain, as well as reducing neuroinflammation, thereby improving cognitive and gait impairments either directly or indirectly. This review aims to explore the role of GLP-1RAs in the treatment of diabetes-related cognitive dysfunction and gait disturbances, as well as their potential mechanisms, providing a theoretical basis for clinical treatment.

Indexed as

cognitive functionsdiabites mellitusgait disorderGLP-1R agonistParkinson's disease

Identifiers

PMID40630129
PMCPMC12234456

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