Abstract
Although several possible mechanisms exist by which the pancreatic hormone, insulin, could enter the brain from the blood, most evidence suggests that the majority of it enters primarily by a receptor-mediated transport process. Many factors influence the rate of entry, including fasting and refeeding and several pathological conditions. Within the brain insulin acts on specific receptors to influence a number of behaviors, and especially caloric homeostasis and cognition.
Keywords: Insulin, Blood-Brain Barrier, homeostasis
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Insulin and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Volume: 9 Issue: 10
Author(s): Stephen C. Woods, Randy J. Seeley, Denis G. Baskin and Michael W. Schwartz
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Keywords: Insulin, Blood-Brain Barrier, homeostasis
Abstract: Although several possible mechanisms exist by which the pancreatic hormone, insulin, could enter the brain from the blood, most evidence suggests that the majority of it enters primarily by a receptor-mediated transport process. Many factors influence the rate of entry, including fasting and refeeding and several pathological conditions. Within the brain insulin acts on specific receptors to influence a number of behaviors, and especially caloric homeostasis and cognition.
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Woods C. Stephen, Seeley J. Randy, Baskin G. Denis and Schwartz W. Michael, Insulin and the Blood-Brain Barrier, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2003; 9 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612033455323
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612033455323 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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