PMID- 30047340 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191011 LR - 20220408 IS - 1996-3181 (Electronic) IS - 1871-5273 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 8 DP - 2018 TI - Metabolic Syndrome and Its Effect on the Brain: Possible Mechanism. PG - 595-603 LID - 10.2174/1871527317666180724143258 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an interconnected group of physiological, biochemical, clinical and metabolic factors that directly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and mortality. Rising evidence suggests that MetS plays a significant role in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Nonetheless, the factors linking this association has not yet been elucidated. As we are facing an increasing incidence of obesity and T2DM in all stages of life, understanding the association of MetS and neurodegenerative diseases is crucial to lessen the burden of the disease. CONCLUSION: In this review, we will discuss the possible mechanisms which may relate the association between MetS and cognitive decline which include vascular damages, elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org. FAU - Arshad, Nurul 'Ain AU - Arshad N' AD - Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FAU - Lin, Teoh Seong AU - Lin TS AD - Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. FAU - Yahaya, Mohamad Fairuz AU - Yahaya MF AD - Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - United Arab Emirates TA - CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets JT - CNS & neurological disorders drug targets JID - 101269155 RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Brain/*metabolism/*physiopathology MH - Cognition Disorders/*etiology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology MH - Humans MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Metabolic Syndrome/*complications/*pathology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - International Diabetic Federation (IDF) OT - Metabolic syndrome OT - brain effect OT - diagnosis OT - insulin resistance OT - possible pathology. EDAT- 2018/07/27 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/07/27 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/07/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/07/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - CNSNDDT-EPUB-91933 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1871527317666180724143258 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2018;17(8):595-603. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666180724143258.