Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and neuroinflammation : Implications for neurodegenerative disease treatment

Published by Elsevier Ltd..

Chronic, excessive neuroinflammation is a key feature of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). However, neuroinflammatory pathways have yet to be effectively targeted in clinical treatments for such diseases. Interestingly, increased inflammation and neurodegenerative disease risk have been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance (IR), suggesting that treatments that mitigate T2DM pathology may be successful in treating neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative pathology as well. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone that promotes healthy insulin signaling, regulates blood sugar levels, and suppresses appetite. Consequently, numerous GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) stimulating drugs have been developed and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and related global regulatory authorities for the treatment of T2DM. Furthermore, GLP-1R stimulating drugs have been associated with anti-inflammatory, neurotrophic, and neuroprotective properties in neurodegenerative disorder preclinical models, and hence hold promise for repurposing as a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we discuss incretin signaling, neuroinflammatory pathways, and the intersections between neuroinflammation, brain IR, and neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on AD and PD. We additionally overview current FDA-approved incretin receptor stimulating drugs and agents in development, including unimolecular single, dual, and triple receptor agonists, and highlight those in clinical trials for neurodegenerative disease treatment. We propose that repurposing already-approved GLP-1R agonists for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases may be a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective strategy for ameliorating AD and PD pathology by quelling neuroinflammation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:186

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Pharmacological research - 186(2022) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 106550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kopp, Katherine O [VerfasserIn]
Glotfelty, Elliot J [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yazhou [VerfasserIn]
Greig, Nigel H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

89750-14-1
Alzheimer’s disease
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP)
Incretin mimetic
Incretins
Insulin resistance
Journal Article
Neurodegeneration
Neuroinflammation
Parkinson’s disease
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Review

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Date Completed 29.11.2022

Date Revised 02.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106550

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348857993