Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a higher risk for developing insulin resistance and diabetes. Amyloid plaques, a hallmark of AD, are composed of amyloid-β (Aβ). Because the mediobasal hypothalamus controls hepatic glucose production, we examined the hypothesis that its exposure to Aβ perturbs the regulation of glucose metabolism. The infusion of Aβ25-35, but not its scrambled counterpart, into the mediobasal hypothalamus of young rats, increased circulating glucose as a consequence of enhanced hepatic glucose production during pancreatic clamp studies. These findings suggest a link between AD and alterations of glucose metabolism.
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