Insulin improves memory and reduces chronic neuroinflammation in the hippocampus of young but not aged brains

The role of insulin in the brain is still not completely understood. In the periphery, insulin can decrease inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS); however, whether insulin can reduce inflammation within the brain is unknown. Experiments administrating intranasal insulin to young and aged...

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Main Authors: Adzovic, Linda, Lynn, Ashley E, D’Angelo, Heather M, Crockett, Alexis M, Kaercher, Roxanne M, Royer, Sarah E, Hopp, Sarah C, Wenk, Gary L
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391678/