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Clinicotherapeutic Potential of Leptin in Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease
Joint Authors
Banerjee, Kalpita
Khemka, Vineet Kumar
Munshi, Soumyabrata
Chakrabarti, Sasanka
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chronic neurodegenerative diseases are a group of devastating neurological disorders that result in significant morbidity and mortality in the elderly population worldwide.
Recent researches have shown some interesting associations of the classical antiobesity hormone leptin with two most important neurodegenerative diseases—Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Although several clinical studies have found the procognitive and memory-enhancing role of this peptide hormone in leptin-deficient patients, surprisingly it has not been used in any clinical trials involving patients with developing or full-blown neurodegenerative conditions.
This review article is an attempt to bring together the existing information about the clinical associations of leptin with AD and PD.
It starts with the basic understanding of leptin action in the brain and its derangements in these diseases and eventually discusses the potential of this hormone as a neuroprotective agent in clinical scenario.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Munshi, Soumyabrata& Khemka, Vineet Kumar& Banerjee, Kalpita& Chakrabarti, Sasanka. 2014. Clinicotherapeutic Potential of Leptin in Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Asian Journal of Neuroscience،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452414
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Munshi, Soumyabrata…[et al.]. Clinicotherapeutic Potential of Leptin in Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Asian Journal of Neuroscience No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452414
American Medical Association (AMA)
Munshi, Soumyabrata& Khemka, Vineet Kumar& Banerjee, Kalpita& Chakrabarti, Sasanka. Clinicotherapeutic Potential of Leptin in Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Asian Journal of Neuroscience. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452414
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452414