Interplay between Peripheral and Central Inflammation in Obesity-Promoted Disorders : The Impact on Synaptic Mitochondrial Functions

The metabolic dysfunctions induced by high fat diet (HFD) consumption are not limited to organs involved in energy metabolism but cause also a chronic low-grade systemic inflammation that affects the whole body including the central nervous system. The brain has been considered for a long time to be protected from systemic inflammation by the blood-brain barrier, but more recent data indicated an association between obesity and neurodegeneration. Moreover, obesity-related consequences, such as insulin and leptin resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, may anticipate and accelerate the physiological aging processes characterized by systemic inflammation and higher susceptibility to neurological disorders. Here, we discussed the link between obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions and neuroinflammation, with particular attention to molecules regulating the interplay between energetic impairment and altered synaptic plasticity, for instance AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The effects of HFD-induced neuroinflammation on neuronal plasticity may be mediated by altered brain mitochondrial functions. Since mitochondria play a key role in synaptic areas, providing energy to support synaptic plasticity and controlling ROS production, the negative effects of HFD may be more pronounced in synapses. In conclusion, it will be emphasized how HFD-induced metabolic alterations, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and impaired brain plasticity are tightly interconnected processes, implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 17 vom: 19. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Crispino, Marianna [VerfasserIn]
Trinchese, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Penna, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Cimmino, Fabiano [VerfasserIn]
Catapano, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Villano, Ines [VerfasserIn]
Perrone-Capano, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Mollica, Maria Pina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer’s disease
Bipolar disorders and schizophrenia
High fat diet
Inflammation
Journal Article
Mitochondria
Neuroinflammation
Neurological disorders
Parkinson’s disease
Review
Synaptic plasticity

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.02.2021

Date Revised 16.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21175964

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313988358