Climate change and neurodegenerative diseases.
Environ Res
; 201: 111511, 2021 10.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34126048
ABSTRACT
The climate change induced global warming, and in particular the increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, have been linked to health problems. Among them, scientific works have been reporting an increased incidence of neurological diseases, encompassing also neurodegenerative ones, such as Dementia of Alzheimer's type, Parkinson's Disease, and Motor Neuron Diseases. Although the increase in prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is well documented by literature reports, the link between global warming and the enhanced prevalence of such diseases remains elusive. This is the main theme of our work, which aims to examine the connection between high temperature exposure and neurodegenerative diseases. Firstly, we evaluate the influence of high temperatures exposure on the pathophysiology of these disorders. Secondly, we discuss its effects on the thermoregulation, already compromised in affected patients, and its interference with processes of excitotoxicity, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, all of them related with neurodegeneration. Finally, we investigate chronic versus acute stressors on body warming, and put forward a possible interpretation of the beneficial or detrimental effects on the brain, which is responsible for the incidence or progression of neurological disorders.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mudança Climática
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Doenças Neurodegenerativas
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Aquecimento Global
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Res
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália