title: Role of metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders.
abstract: Along with the increase in life expectancy over the last century, the prevalence of age-related disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases continues to rise. This is the case of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases and Multiple sclerosis, which are chronic disorders characterized by neuronal loss in motor, sensory or cognitive systems. Accumulating evidence has suggested the presence of a strong correlation between metabolic changes and neurodegeneration. Indeed epidemiologic studies have shown strong associations between obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and neurodegeneration, while animal models have provided insights into the complex relationships between these conditions. In this context, hormones such as leptin, ghrelin, insulin and IGF-1 seem to play a key role in the regulation of neuronal damage, toxic insults and several other neurodegenerative processes. This review aims to presenting the most recent evidence supporting the crosstalk linking energy metabolism and neurodegeneration, and will focus on metabolic manipulation as a possible therapeutic tool in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
authors: Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR) c/o Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy.
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Procaccini
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy.
authors: Marianna
authors: M
authors: Santopaolo
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy.
authors: Deriggio
authors: D
authors: Faicchia
authors: Unità di NeuroImmunologia, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00143, Roma, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Baronissi Campus, 84081, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy.
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Colamatteo
authors: Divisione di Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi del Sannio, 82100, Benevento, Italy.
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Formisano
authors: IRCCS-MultiMedica, 20138, Milano, Italy.
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: de Candia
authors: Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR) c/o Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy.
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Galgani
authors: Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR) c/o Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy; Unità di NeuroImmunologia, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00143, Roma, Italy.
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: De Rosa
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131, Napoli, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.matarese@unina.it.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Matarese
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000235:genetics; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Huntington's diseases; Metabolism; Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease