Amylin as a potential link between type 2 diabetes and alzheimer disease.
Ivan Martinez-ValbuenaRafael Valenti-AzcarateIrene Amat-VillegasMario RiverolIrene MarcillaCarlos E de AndreaJuan Antonio Sánchez-AriasMaria Del Mar Carmona-AbellanGloria MartiMaria-Elena ErroEduardo Martínez-VilaMaria-Teresa TuñonMaría-Rosario LuquinPublished in: Annals of neurology (2019)
The presence of both tau and Aβ inclusions in pancreatic β cells, and of amylin deposits in the brain, provides new evidence of a potential overlap in the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of T2DM and AD. ANN NEUROL 2019;86:539-551.