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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and type 2 diabetes.
Krabbe, K S; Nielsen, A R; Krogh-Madsen, R; Plomgaard, P; Rasmussen, P; Erikstrup, C; Fischer, C P; Lindegaard, B; Petersen, A M W; Taudorf, S; Secher, N H; Pilegaard, H; Bruunsgaard, H; Pedersen, B K.
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  • Krabbe KS; The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. karen.krabbe@dadlnet.dk
Diabetologia ; 50(2): 431-8, 2007 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17151862
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Decreased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and depression. These disorders are associated with type 2 diabetes, and animal models suggest that BDNF plays a role in insulin resistance. We therefore explored whether BDNF plays a role in human glucose metabolism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We included (Study 1) 233 humans divided into four groups depending on presence or absence of type 2 diabetes and presence or absence of obesity; and (Study 2) seven healthy volunteers who underwent both a hyperglycaemic and a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp. RESULTS: Plasma levels of BDNF in Study 1 were decreased in humans with type 2 diabetes independently of obesity. Plasma BDNF was inversely associated with fasting plasma glucose, but not with insulin. No association was found between the BDNF G196A (Val66Met) polymorphism and diabetes or obesity. In Study 2 an output of BDNF from the human brain was detected at basal conditions. This output was inhibited when blood glucose levels were elevated. In contrast, when plasma insulin was increased while maintaining normal blood glucose, the cerebral output of BDNF was not inhibited, indicating that high levels of glucose, but not insulin, inhibit the output of BDNF from the human brain. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Low levels of BDNF accompany impaired glucose metabolism. Decreased BDNF may be a pathogenetic factor involved not only in dementia and depression, but also in type 2 diabetes, potentially explaining the clustering of these conditions in epidemiological studies.
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo / Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo / Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article