Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
(NIPER), Kolkata, India
Abstract
abstract:
Diabetes is one of the major metabolic disorders of this era. It not only impacts a person's
lifestyle but also has a long-term impact on the brain. It has a detrimental effect on a person's health
when combined with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. Several studies have suggested that the incidence
of dementia is higher in people with metabolic syndrome. Investigations are underway to
determine whether antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, hypercholesteraemic, anti-hypertensive, and other
combination medicines can minimize the incidence of cognitive impairment. Some studies have
suggested that anti-diabetic drugs like metformin, liraglutide, and dapagliflozin might enhance
memory in long-term users. At the same time, other studies indicate that long-term insulin use may
cause memory decline. Similarly, drugs like ACEIs, CCBs, fibrates, statins, and various nutraceuticals
have been shown to improve cognition via multiple mechanisms. Literature suggests that drugs
that can treat metabolic syndrome can also partially reduce the accumulation of beta-amyloid,
whereas some studies contradict these findings. We review the past thirty years' of research work
and summarize the effects of most commonly used drugs and nutraceuticals for treating metabolic
syndrome on memory. Here, we review the effects of antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, anti-hypertensive,
and hypercholesteremic, and their combination in learning and memory.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Pharmacology,General Neuroscience