Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Neuroactive Steroids and Sex-Dimorphic Nervous Damage Induced by Diabetes Mellitus / S. Giatti, S. Diviccaro, R.C. Melcangi. - In: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0272-4340. - 39:4(2019), pp. 493-502.
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease where improper glycaemic control may induce severe complications in different organs. In this review, we will discuss alterations occurring in peripheral and central nervous system of patients with type 1 (i.e., insulin dependent diabetes mellitus,) or type 2 diabetes (i.e., non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus), as well as related experimental models. A particular focus will be on the role exerted by neuroactive steroids (i.e., important regulators of nervous functions) in the nervous damage induced by diabetes. Indeed, the nervous levels of these molecules are affected by the pathology and, in agreement, their neuroprotective effects have been reported. Interestingly, the sex is another important variable. As discussed, nervous diabetic complications show sex dimorphic features in term of incidence, functional outcomes and neuroactive steroid levels. Therefore, these features represent an interesting background for possible sex-oriented therapies with neuroactive steroids aimed to counteract nervous damage observed in diabetic pathology.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Diabetic encephalopathy; Diabetic peripheral neuropathy; Myelin; Neuroprotection; Sex difference; Animals; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Male; Nervous System; Steroids; Sex Characteristics
Elenco autori:
S. Giatti, S. Diviccaro, R.C. Melcangi
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