Memory impairments and increased GFAP expression in hippocampal astrocytes following hypercaloric diet in rats.

Eduardo Fernandes BondanCarolina Vieira CardosoMaria de Fátima Monteiro MartinsRosemari Otton

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2019)

This astrogliosis suggests that the neuroinflammatory response also occurs in the hippocampus and may be involved in the memory losses observed in obese/overweight animals.

Keyphrases

weight loss
working memory
physical activity
bariatric surgery
poor prognosis
cerebral ischemia
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight gain
obese patients
binding protein
body mass index
cognitive impairment
prefrontal cortex