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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Kumquat Fruit Administration Counteracts Dysmetabolism-Related Neurodegeneration and the Associated Brain Insulin Resistance in the High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice.

Alessandro Massaro, Pasquale Calvi, Ignazio Restivo, Marta Giardina, Flavia Mulè, Luisa Tesoriere, Antonella Amato, Domenico Nuzzo, Pasquale Picone, Simona Terzo and 1 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Alessandro MassaroDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-6182-8608
Pasquale CalviDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4687-3264
Ignazio RestivoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1833-2356
Marta GiardinaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-5872-4003
Flavia MulèDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Luisa TesoriereDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7980-7530
Antonella AmatoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Domenico NuzzoInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation-IRIB, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4325-417X
Pasquale PiconeInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation-IRIB, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-2828-1912
Simona TerzoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Mario AllegraDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5846-1868

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic disorders and brain insulin resistance (IR) are major risk factors for the development of neurodegenerative conditions. Kumquat fruit (KF) administration has demonstrated significant anti-dysmetabolic effects, improving peripheral IR in murine models of metabolic syndrome. Along these lines, this study evaluated the neuroprotective effects of KF supplementation in a model of dysmetabolism-induced neuronal damage and its ability to counteract the disruption of brain insulin signalling. To this end, biochemical and histological analysis assessed neuroapoptosis, disruption of brain insulin signalling and neuroinflammation in a model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced neuronal damage. Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that KF supplementation significantly counteracts HFD-induced neuroapoptosis downregulating pro-apoptotic genes (

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BrainEriobotryaFruitInsulin ResistanceNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsAnimalsApoptosisDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsHFDinsulin resistanceKumquat fruitneurodegenerationneuroinflammation

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PMCPMC11988715

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