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Association between insulin resistance and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Incident Comorbid Diabetes and Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis: An English Population-Based Cohort Study.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Article
- Tmem117, an oligodendrocyte-enriched regulator of NCX activity, links myelin homeostasis to counterregulation and metabolic health.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- Association of Glycemic Status with Disability, Relapse Activity, Inflammatory Markers, and Metabolic Profile in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Skeletal muscle mitochondrial impairment in patients with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis revealed by ¹H/³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Cerebrospinal fluid glucose levels and their association with disability, depression, and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- Serum GFAP and NfL augment a metabolomics-driven strategy for long-term prediction of multiple sclerosis progression.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- The promise of GLP-1 receptor agonists for neurodegenerative diseases.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Review
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- MIND Diet Impact on Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Biochemical Changes after Nutritional Intervention.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- A convergence of global epidemics: diabetes as a modulator of neurodegenerative and neuro-inflammatory disorders.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
There is increasing evidence of metabolic perturbations in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and insulin is an important parameter that has controversial effects on neurological disease. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to explore the association between insulin resistance (IR) and MS as well as insulin levels and MS. Three electronic databases, including Medline, Scopus, and the Web of Science, were examined up to 26 May 2023 for observational studies. Two independent reviewers assessed the studies according to a pre-specified protocol. Random-effects model using a Restricted-maximum Likelihood (REML) estimator was used to meta-analyze the association between IR [assessed by Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA-IR)], insulin and MS. Eighteen datasets from 2012 to 2022 were included in this meta-analysis. The standardized mean difference (SMD) for comparison IR and insulin between MS and healthy control group as outcomes 1 and 2 were 0.78 and 0.72 respectively. Furthermore, for outcome 1, we observed a greater effect size in studies that recruited different types of MS (Mix) (SMD: 1.09) than in those that included only relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) (SMD: 0.59). The meta-analysis revealed a significant association between IR, insulin and MS, with stronger associations in studies that recruited mixed patients. However, high heterogeneity has been observed in the present study. Therefore, more studies are needed to confirm the association between these parameters and MS.
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