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Insulin dysfunction and allostatic load in bipolar disorder.

Elisa Brietzke¹, Flávio Kapczinski, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira

¹Bipolar Disorder Program, Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. elisabrietzke@hotmail.com

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Bipolar disorder (BD) involves chronic medical conditions that impact brain function. Insulin resistance and related issues may mediate this allostatic load, suggesting insulin as a potential therapeutic target for BD.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Endocrinology
Psychiatry

Background:

Bipolar disorder (BD) is linked to significant illness and early death.
Chronic medical conditions like obesity and diabetes mellitus are key factors in BD.
Allostatic load, involving physiological system changes, affects brain function and health in BD patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the role of insulin physiology in allostatic load within bipolar disorder.
To identify insulin as a potential mediator and therapeutic target for BD.

Main Methods:

Review of existing evidence on insulin physiology and its impact on the central nervous system (CNS).
Analysis of the relationship between insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and central insulinopenia in BD.
Examination of insulin's role in neurotrophism, synaptic plasticity, neurocognitive deficits, and amyloid deposition.

Main Results:

Abnormalities in insulin physiology are implicated as effectors of allostatic load in BD.
Insulin plays a crucial role in CNS processes, both normal and pathological.
Insulin's involvement in neuroprotection and neurodegeneration pathways is highlighted.

Conclusions:

Insulin is proposed as a mediator of allostatic load in bipolar disorder.
Targeting insulin physiology may offer a novel therapeutic strategy for managing BD and its comorbidities.