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Amyloidogenic amylin signaling links diabetes to dementia pathogenesis

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Florin Despa *
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Tammaryn Lashley
DOI:10.1016/j.tips.2026.07.009delete
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Abstract

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Amyloidogenic human amylin has emerged as a potential link between type-2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Pathological amylin signaling may connect peripheral metabolic stress with neurodegeneration. Chronic amylin receptor–cAMP–protein kinase A signaling disrupts cerebral energy metabolism and proteostasis. Experimental studies implicate amyloidogenic amylin in Alzheimer’s disease-related pathological pathways. Lowering circulating amyloidogenic amylin mitigates Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in preclinical models. Selective modulation of pathogenic amylin signaling offers a new pharmacological strategy for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Trends in Pharmacological Sciences cover
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
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UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
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University of Kentucky
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