AKT1 and Insulin resistance: In a postmortem study of four PD patients’ brains homogenates from the substantia nigra and their age-matched controls, Sekar and Taghibiglou (2018) observed a significant decrease in PI3K p85, AKT, PIP3, IRS-1 and IR levels, as well as an increase in glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)3β and nuclear translocation of tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN), strongly suggesting an association between PD and insulin resistance (Sekar and Taghibiglou, 2018).