Forgetting in obesity: The pregnenolone link.

Cell Metab

INSERM, U1215 NeuroCentre Magendie, Endocannabinoids and Neuroadaptation, Bordeaux, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. Electronic address:

Published: February 2022

Cognitive dysfunction is often diagnosed in people with obesity and associated metabolic disorders. In the latest issue of Cell Metabolism, Ramírez et al. highlight an impaired production of the neurosteroid pregnenolone in the hypothalamus as a mechanism for obesity-induced cognitive impairment in both rodent models and patients with obesity.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2022.01.006DOI Listing

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