流行病学和基础研究表明阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimert's disease,AD)与2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)存在密切关联:T2DM是AD的危险因素之一;而AD脑内也出现胰岛素信号异常、胰岛素抵抗状态,因而被称为“第3类型的糖尿病”。近年来治疗T2DM的新药——胰高血糖素样肽-1(glucagon-1ike peptide-1,GLP-1)及其类似物,已被证实具有神经保护作用,且能改善AD模型的记忆和认知功能,为AD治疗药物的研究提供了新的策略。
Epidemiological evidence and basic research have shown that there is a close relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is one of the risk factors for AD, while AD brain appears insulin signaling abnormity and insulin resistance, supporting the hypothesis that AD is "type 3 diabetes". Recent new drugs anti-T2DM--glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and its analogs, have shown neuroprotective effects and can improve memory and cognitive function of AD model, which holds promise as a novel strategy for AD treatmant