Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a pleiotropic polypeptide with a wide range of actions in both central and peripheral nervous sytems. Over the past few years, we studied the trophic as well as neuromodulatory roles of IGF-I in the brain. Accumulated evidence indicates that IGF-I, apart from regulating growth and development, protects neurons against cell death induced by amyloidogenic derivatives, glucose or serum deprivation via the activation of intracellular pathways implicating phosphatidylinositide 3/Akt kinase, winged-helix family of transcription factor FKHRL1 phosphorylation or production of free radicals. The effects of IGF-I on neuroprotection, glucose metabolism and activity-dependent plasticity suggest the potential usefulness of this growth factor or related mimetics in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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Zheng, W. H., Kar, S., Doré, S., & Quirion, R. (2000). Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1): A neuroprotective trophic factor acting via the Akt kinase pathway. In Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement (pp. 261–272). Springer Wien. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6301-6_17
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