Protective effect of irisin against Alzheimer's disease.

Front Psychiatry

Tianjin Key Lab of Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China.

Published: September 2022

Despite being one of the greatest global challenges for health and social care in the 21st century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) lacks specific medicine. Irisin, an exercise-generated muscle factor, emerges as a potential hormone for AD prevention and treatment because of its role in promoting the browning of white adipose tissue, accelerating energy expenditure, regulating energy metabolism, and improving insulin resistance. The study reviews classic hallmarks of AD and irisin's physiology before discussing the possible mechanism by which irisin protects against AD in terms of its effects related to molecular biology and cellular biology. Results reveal that irisin sharpens learning memory by inducing the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), lowers the production of inflammatory factors, protects neurology through astrocytes, and ameliorates AD symptoms by improving insulin resistance. The review aims to facilitate future experimental studies and clinical applications of irisin in preventing and treating AD.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9530446PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.967683DOI Listing

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