On one hand, perturbations in gut bacterial homeostasis might lead to increased intestinal permeability, low grade inflammation or insulin resistance and obesity (Turnbaugh et al., 2006; Cani et al., 2008, 2009), the last two of which are risk factors for developing AD (e.g., Kivipelto et al., 2005; Fitzpatrick et al., 2009; Luchsinger et al., 2012; Ferreira et al., 2018). Here, INS is linked to Alzheimer disease.