Role of neuroinflammation in the emotional and cognitive alterations displayed by animal models of obesity

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue JUL, 2015, Pages

  Castanon, Nathalie ^a   Luheshi, Giamal ^b   Layé, Sophie ^a  

^a NutriNeuro Bordeaux University   (France)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; GTP cyclohydrolase 1; Indoleamine 2 3 dioxygenase; Inflammation; Memory impairments; Neuroinflammation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; INSULIN; KYNURENINE; LEPTIN;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DIET INDUCED OBESITY; EMOTION; ENDOTOXEMIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID DIET; METABOLIC DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

EID: 84938531914     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00229     Document Type: Review

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