GLP-1R activation of neuroprotective pathways in neurons, microglia and astrocytes has also been reported: improvements in overall cognition, learning and motor function potentially associated with GLP-1RA administration in Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease may be mediated not only by their amyloid pathology-ameliorating properties (A, tau and -synuclein), but also the suppression of Ca 2+ deregulation and endoplasmic reticulum stress, anti-inflammatory activity, blockage of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis pathways, enhancements in the neuronal insulin sensitivity and energy metabolism, functional improvements in autophagy and mitophagy, elevated brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor synthesis, and neurogenesis 36
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Neurochemical changes over time Thalamus GABA levels in the thalamus showed a significant effect of group (F(1,26.6) = 4.95, p = 0.01, p B = 0.03) and a significant group by timepoint interaction (F(2,26.6) = 6.10, p = 0.007, p B = 0.021)
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