title: Brain metabolism as a modulator of autophagy in neurodegeneration.
abstract: Emerging evidence that autophagy serves as a sweeper for toxic materials in the brain gives us new insight into the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Autophagy is important for maintaining cellular homeostasis associated with metabolism. Some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer׳s and Parkinson׳s diseases are accompanied by altered metabolism and autophagy in the brain. In this review, we discuss how hormones and nutrients regulate autophagy in the brain and affect neurodegeneration. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:Autophagy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, 333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, 333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Korea.
authors.forename: Hanchae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, 333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Korea; Neurometabolomics Research Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, 333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Korea. Electronic address: ekkim@dgist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Eun-Kyoung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D001343:Autophagy; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D054439:Ghrelin; D006003:Glycogen; D007444:Inulin; D002784:Cholesterol; D005947:Glucose; D008550:Melatonin
keywords: Autophagy; Brain; Hormone; Metabolism; Neurodegenerative disease; Nutrient