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2 - Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN EVALUATING THE OBSERVATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC LITERATURE
EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES EVALUATING THE ASSOCIATION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND LATE-ONSET DEMENTIAS
Diabetes and Dementia Are Syndromes
Type 2 Diabetes and Mild Cognitive Impairment or Cognition and Cognitive Decline
Vascular and Metabolic Risk Factors and Comorbidities
Genetic Influences on the Type 2 Diabetes–Dementia Association
Ethnoracial Considerations
Brain Outcomes and Biological Markers
Intervention and Prevention Studies
3 - Magnitude and Trajectories of Cognitive Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TYPE 2 DIABETES AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Type 2 Diabetes and Cognitive Performance (Cross-sectional Evidence)
Attention and Processing Speed
Executive Function and Working Memory
Verbal Fluency and Language
Perceptual–Motor Function
Global Cognitive Function
Type 2 Diabetes and Cognitive Decline (Longitudinal Evidence)
Attention and Processing Speed
Executive Function and Working Memory
Language and Verbal Fluency
Perceptual–Motor Function
Global Cognitive Function
4 - Brain Imaging in Type 2 Diabetes
BRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDIES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
Diabetes and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Markers of Cerebrovascular Disease
Type 2 Diabetes, Cerebral Infarcts, and Cognitive Function
Type 2 Diabetes, White Matter Hyperintensities, and Cognitive Function
Type 2 Diabetes, Cerebral Microbleed, and Cognitive Function
Type 2 Diabetes, Cerebral Perfusion, and Blood–Brain Barrier
Type 2 Diabetes, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Markers of Neurodegeneration, and Connectivity
Type 2 Diabetes and Brain Volumes
Type 2 Diabetes, White Matter Microstructure, and Structural Networks
Type 2 Diabetes and Functional Connectivity
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY STUDIES IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Studies in Type 2 Diabetes
Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Amyloid, Tau, and Neuroinflammation in Type 2 Diabetes
5 - Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Spectrum Disorders
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FLUID BIOMARKERS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BIOMARKERS IN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND NEURAL INJURY
MARKERS OF BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER AND ENDOTHELIAL/VASCULAR FUNCTION
MARKERS OF RECEPTOR-MEDIATED Β-AMYLOID TRANSPORT
MARKERS OF MICRORNA EXPRESSION
MARKERS OF PROTEIN GLYCATION AND OXIDATION
MARKERS OF EXOSOMAL COMPOSITION
SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
6 - Neuropathological Insights Into the Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Other Pathophysiologies: Blood–Brain Barrier, Lymphatics, and Indirect Vascular Effects
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE NEUROPATHOLOGY
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology by Brain Region
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology and Apolipoprotein E ε4
Other Neurodegenerative Pathologies: Parkinson’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and Tauopathies
SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
7 - Diet, Obesity, and Physical Inactivity: Linking Diabetes and Dementia
DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON NEUROCOGNITION AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO TYPE 2 DIABETES
Executive and Appetitive Function
Hippocampal-Dependent Functions
Effects of Diet and Macronutrients
Effects of Sedentary Behavior
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON NEUROCOGNITION, AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO NEUROCOGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN OBESIT...
Physical Activity and Exercise
8 - The Role of Insulin Resistance and Signaling in Dementia
INSULIN AND ITS DIVERSE CELLULAR ACTIONS
INSULIN AND THE BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER
DOES INSULIN SYNTHESIS OCCUR IN THE BRAIN?
INSULIN’S ACTIONS IN THE BRAIN
THE OVERARCHING EFFECTS OF INSULIN IN THE BRAIN: METABOLISM AND COGNITION
Effects on Systemic Metabolism
BRAIN INSULIN RESISTANCE: AN EMERGING CONSTRUCT
Type 2 Diabetes–Associated Cognitive Impairment
Brain Insulin Resistance in Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
9 - Advanced Glycation, Diabetes, and Dementia
ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRECURSORS
ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRECURSORS ACCUMULATE IN TISSUES OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
NONRECEPTOR MEDIATED INTERACTION OF ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS
Cross-linking of Collagen in Blood Vessels
ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT–RECEPTOR FOR ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT INTERACTION AND GLUCOSE DYSREGULATION IN TYPE 2 DIABE...
Advanced Glycation End Product–Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Product: Downstream Signaling Pathways Contributing to Reacti...
Reactive Oxygen Species Formation
Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRECURSORS AS MECHANISTIC FACTORS FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE IN DIABETES: CLINICAL STUDIES
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION: DECREASING ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT ACCUMULATION AND SIGNALING TO PREVENT COGNITIVE DECL...
Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Product Antagonists
Advanced Glycation End Product Inhibitors/Methylglyoxal Scavengers
10 - Neuroinflammation, Type 2 Diabetes, and Dementia
TYPE 2 DIABETES AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION
MICROGLIAL PRIMING, NEUROINFLAMMATION, AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
TYPE 2 DIABETES AND NEUROINFLAMMATION
Evidence From Human Studies
Relevant Animal Models of Type 2 Diabetes
Genetically Obese (Lepob/ob and Leprdb/db) Mice
Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats
CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES
11 - The Blood–Brain Barrier in Diabetes Mellitus
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER IN HEALTH
The Blood–Brain Barrier and Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation
Transiting From Blood Into the Brain—First Obstacle: The Microvascular Endothelial Cell
Microvascular Endothelial Cells Selectively Facilitate Blood–Brain Barrier Nutrient Transport
How Microvascular Endothelial Cell Transport Is Regulated by Other Cells
Astrocytes Regulate Blood–Brain Barrier (Neurovascular Couplings and Vascular Tone)
ALTERED BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION WITH DIABETES
Structural Brain Microvascular Changes With Diabetes
Functional Blood–Brain Barrier Changes in Diabetes
What Is the Effect of Diabetes on Known Transporters Within the Microvascular Endothelial Cell?
12 - Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Interventions for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Related to Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Disturbances in Aging
PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors
NONPHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
Combination Interventions of Diet and Exercise
Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS