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Aydın B, Nazıroğlu M. Involvement of TRPM7 Channel on the Induction of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain in Mice: Protective Role of Selenium and Curcumin. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023; 201:2377-2395. [PMID: 36567422 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03518-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Excessive levels of the mitochondrial reactive oxygen radical (mitSOX) and Ca2+ influx were found to cause neuropathic pain in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Naltriben (NLT) and mitSOX activate the transient receptor (TRP) melastatin 7 (TRPM7) channel, but antioxidants and carvacrol inhibit it. Selenium (Se) and curcumin (CRC) have been thoroughly studied for their modulator effects on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced neuropathic pain, apoptosis, and oxidative stress through the blockage of TRP channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. It has not yet been fully understood how Se and CRC protect against STZ-induced neuropathic pain by modulating TRPM7. Here, we assessed how Se and CRC affected the Ca2+ influx, mitSOX-mediated oxidative damage, and apoptosis in the DRGs of mice through modifying TRPM7 activity. Seven groups (control, Se, CRC, STZ, STZ + Se, STZ + CRC, and STZ + Se + CRC) were induced from the 56 male mice. We observed that the STZ-induced stimulation of TRPM7 increased mechanical neuropathic pain (von Frey), thermal neuropathic pain (hot plate), cytosolic Ca2+, TRPM7 current density, TRPM7 expression, lipid peroxidation, mitSOX, cytosolic ROS, apoptosis, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 concentrations, whereas Se and CRC therapies diminished the alterations. The STZ-mediated decreases of DRG viability, brain glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, vitamin A, and vitamin E concentrations were also upregulated in the treatment groups by the therapies. These findings collectively imply that an imbalance of neuropathic pain, oxidative neurotoxicity, and apoptosis in the mice is caused by the STZ-mediated activation of TRPM7. However, the downregulation of TRPM7 activity caused by the injections of Se and CRC reduced the neurotoxicity and apoptosis.
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- Bünyamin Aydın
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kutahya Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital, TR-64100, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Neuroscience Research Center (NOROBAM), Suleyman Demirel University, TR-32260, Isparta, Turkey.
- Drug Discovery Unit, Analyses, Innov, BSN Health, Org., Agricul., Ltd, Consult, TR-32260, Isparta, Turkey.
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Hoffmann T, Kistner K, Joksimovic SLJ, Todorovic SM, Reeh PW, Sauer SK. Painful diabetic neuropathy leads to functional Ca V3.2 expression and spontaneous activity in skin nociceptors of mice. Exp Neurol 2021; 346:113838. [PMID: 34450183 PMCID: PMC8549116 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Painful diabetic neuropathy occurs in approximately 20% of diabetic patients with underlying pathomechanisms not fully understood. We evaluated the contribution of the CaV3.2 isoform of T-type calcium channel to hyperglycemia-induced changes in cutaneous sensory C-fiber functions and neuropeptide release employing the streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes model in congenic mouse strains including global knockouts (KOs). Hyperglycemia established for 3-5 weeks in male C57BL/6J mice led to major reorganizations in peripheral C-fiber functions. Unbiased electrophysiological screening of mechanosensitive single-fibers in isolated hairy hindpaw skin revealed a relative loss of (polymodal) heat sensing in favor of cold sensing. In healthy CaV3.2 KO mice both heat and cold sensitivity among the C-fibers seemed underrepresented in favor of exclusive mechanosensitivity, low-threshold in particular, which deficit became significant in the diabetic KOs. Diabetes also led to a marked increase in the incidence of spontaneous discharge activity among the C-fibers of wildtype mice, which was reduced by the specific CaV3.2 blocker TTA-P2 and largely absent in the KOs. Evaluation restricted to the peptidergic class of nerve fibers - measuring KCl-stimulated CGRP release - revealed a marked reduction in the sciatic nerve by TTA-P2 in healthy but not diabetic wildtypes, the latter showing CGRP release that was as much reduced as in healthy and, to the same extent, in diabetic CaV3.2 KOs. These data suggest that diabetes abrogates all CaV3.2 functionality in the peripheral nerve axons. In striking contrast, diabetes markedly increased the KCl-stimulated CGRP release from isolated hairy skin of wildtypes but not KO mice, and TTA-P2 reversed this increase, strongly suggesting a de novo expression of CaV3.2 in peptidergic cutaneous nerve endings which may contribute to the enhanced spontaneous activity. De-glycosylation by neuraminidase showed clear desensitizing effects, both in regard to spontaneous activity and stimulated CGRP release, but included actions independent of CaV3.2. However, as diabetes-enhanced glycosylation is decisive for intra-axonal trafficking, it may account for the substantial reorganizations of the CaV3.2 distribution. The results may strengthen the validation of CaV3.2 channel as a therapeutic target of treating painful diabetic neuropathy.
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- Tal Hoffmann
- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitaetsstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitaetsstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitaetsstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitaetsstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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García-Mesa Y, Feito J, González-Gay M, Martínez I, García-Piqueras J, Martín-Cruces J, Viña E, Cobo T, García-Suárez O. Involvement of Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles in Non-Painful and Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10194609. [PMID: 34640627 PMCID: PMC8509589 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Distal diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DDSP) is the most prevalent form of diabetic neuropathy, and some of the patients develop gradual pain. Specialized sensory structures present in the skin encode different modalities of somatosensitivity such as temperature, touch, and pain. The cutaneous sensory structures responsible for the qualities of mechanosensitivity (fine touch, vibration) are collectively known as cutaneous mechanoreceptors (Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, and Merkel cell-axonal complexes), which results are altered during diabetes. Here, we used immunohistochemistry to analyze the density, localization within the dermis, arrangement of corpuscular components (axons and Schwann-like cells), and expression of putative mechanoproteins (PIEZO2, ASIC2, and TRPV4) in cutaneous mechanoreceptors of subjects suffering clinically diagnosed non-painful and painful distal diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy. The number of Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, and Merkel cells was found to be severely decreased in the non-painful presentation of the disease, and almost disappeared in the painful presentation. Furthermore, there was a marked reduction in the expression of axonal and Schwann-like cell markers (with are characteristics of corpuscular denervation) as well as of all investigated mechanoproteins in the non-painful distal diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy, and these were absent in the painful form. Taken together, these alterations might explain, at least partly, the impairment of mechanosensitivity system associated with distal diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Furthermore, our results support that an increasing severity of DDSP may increase the risk of developing painful neuropathic symptoms. However, why the absence of cutaneous mechanoreceptors is associated with pain remains to be elucidated.
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- Yolanda García-Mesa
- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
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- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Sercivio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular, Fundación Hospital de Jove, 33290 Gijón, Spain;
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- Sercivio de Cirugía Plástica y Reparadora, Fundación Hospital de Jove, 33290 Gijón, Spain;
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- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
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- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
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- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
- Servicio de Cardiología, Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital de Cabueñes, 33206 Gijón, Spain
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- Departamento de Cirugía y Especialidades Médico-Quirúrgicas, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain;
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- Grupo SINPOS, Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (Y.G.-M.); (J.F.); (J.G.-P.); (J.M.-C.); (E.V.)
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Prediction of Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Using Machine Learning Techniques. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10194576. [PMID: 34640594 PMCID: PMC8509372 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) is a major complication in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), and early detection or prediction of DSPN is important for preventing or managing neuropathic pain and foot ulcer. Our aim is to delineate whether machine learning techniques are more useful than traditional statistical methods for predicting DSPN in DM patients. Four hundred seventy DM patients were classified into four groups (normal, possible, probable, and confirmed) based on clinical and electrophysiological findings of suspected DSPN. Three ML methods, XGBoost (XGB), support vector machine (SVM), and random forest (RF), and their combinations were used for analysis. RF showed the best area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC, 0.8250) for differentiating between two categories—criteria by clinical findings (normal, possible, and probable groups) and those by electrophysiological findings (confirmed group)—and the result was superior to that of linear regression analysis (AUC = 0.6620). Average values of serum glucose, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC), HbA1c, and albumin levels were identified as the four most important predictors of DSPN. In conclusion, machine learning techniques, especially RF, can predict DSPN in DM patients effectively, and electrophysiological analysis is important for identifying DSPN.
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Noopept Attenuates Diabetes-Mediated Neuropathic Pain and Oxidative Hippocampal Neurotoxicity via Inhibition of TRPV1 Channel in Rats. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:5031-5051. [PMID: 34241806 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02478-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neuropathic pain and oxidative neurotoxicity are two adverse main actions of diabetes mellitus (DM). The expression levels of calcium ion (Ca2+) permeable TRPV1 channels are high in the dorsal root ganglion (DRGs) and hippocampus (HIPPO). TRPV1 is activated by capsaicin and reactive free oxygen radicals (fROS) to mediate peripheral neuropathy and neurotoxicity. Noopept (NP) acted several protective antioxidant actions against oxidative neurotoxicity. As DM is known to increase the levels of fROS, the protective roles of antioxidant NP were evaluated on the DM-mediated neurotoxicity and neuropathic pain via the modulation of TRPV1 in rats. Thirty-six rats were equally divided into control, NP, DM (streptozotocin, STZ), and STZ + NP groups. A decrease on the STZ-mediated increase of neuropathic pain (via the analyses of Von Frey and hot plate) and blood glucose level was observed by the treatment of NP. A protective role of NP via downregulation of TRPV1 activity on the STZ-induced increase of apoptosis, mitochondrial fROS, lipid peroxidation, caspase -3 (CASP-3), caspase -9 (CASP-9), TRPV1 current density, glutathione (GSH), cytosolic free Zn2+, and Ca2+ concentrations in the DRGs and HIPPO was also observed. The STZ-mediated decrease of glutathione peroxidase, GSH, vitamin E, and β-carotene concentrations in the brain cortex, erythrocyte, liver, kidney, and plasma was also attenuated by the treatment of NP. The STZ-mediated increase of TRPV1, CASP-3, and CASP-9 expressions was decreased in the DRGs and HIPPO by the treatment of NP. In conclusion, the treatment of NP induced protective effects against STZ-induced adverse peripheral pain and HIPPO oxidative neurotoxicity. These effects might attribute to the potent antioxidant property of NP.
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Dohrn MF, Winter N, Dumke C, Bähr F, Ouwenbroek A, Hoppe B, Reiners K, Dafotakis M. Stellenwert klinischer, funktioneller und bildgebender Diagnostik zur Früherkennung, Differenzialdiagnose und Verlaufskontrolle diabetischer Neuropathien. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1335-1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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ZusammenfassungVon weltweit mehr als 400 Mio. Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus entwickeln bis zu 50% im Laufe ihrer Erkrankung eine Neuropathie. Trotz oder gerade wegen dieser Häufigkeit darf jedoch nicht jede Neuropathie, die in Koinzidenz mit einem Diabetes mellitus auftritt, unkritisch als diabetische Neuropathie diagnostiziert werden. Eine präzise Ausschluss- und Ausmaßdiagnostik ist entscheidend, um andere behandelbare Erkrankungen wie z. B. die Chronisch Inflammatorische Demyelinisierende Polyradikuloneuropathie oder die hereditäre Transthyretin-Amyloidose nicht zu übersehen. Einfache, nicht-invasive, preiswerte und allzeit verfügbare Screeningmethoden stellen Anamnese und klinische Untersuchung dar. Ergänzend ist in frühen Erkrankungsstadien die Quantitativ Sensorische Testung hilfreich zur Eingrenzung einer Small Fiber-Dysfunktion. Sind, typischerweise im Verlauf, große Nervenfasern geschädigt, so ist das charakteristische elektrophysiologische Bild das einer längenabhängigen, axonalen, sensibel betonten oder sensomotorischen Neuropathie. Die Nervensonografie kann zur Unterscheidung von autoimmun-demyelinisierenden Neuropathien hilfreich sein. Moderne Untersuchungsverfahren wie die MR-Neurografie können auch proximale Nervenabschnitte bis auf Faszikelebene darstellen, sind allerdings nur an wenigen Zentren verfügbar. Haut- und Nervenbiopsien sind v. a. bei untypischen Verläufen zur Abgrenzung von Differenzialdiagnosen hilfreich. Diabetische Neuropathien können zu einer erheblichen Reduktion von Lebensqualität und Lebensdauer führen. Zur frühest- und bestmöglichen ursächlichen und symptomatischen Therapieeinleitung ist eine präzise Diagnostik essentiell.
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- Maike F. Dohrn
- Neurologie, Uniklinik der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Neurologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Köln, Deutschland
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- Neurologie, Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz, Erkelenz, Deutschland
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Lin Y, Wang F, Cheng L, Fang Z, Shen G. Identification of Key Biomarkers and Immune Infiltration in Sciatic Nerve of Diabetic Neuropathy BKS-db/db Mice by Bioinformatics Analysis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:682005. [PMID: 34122109 PMCID: PMC8187920 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.682005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the chronic complications of diabetes which can cause severe harm to patients. In order to determine the key genes and pathways related to the pathogenesis of DN, we downloaded the microarray data set GSE27382 from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and adopted bioinformatics methods for comprehensive analysis, including functional enrichment, construction of PPI networks, central genes screening, TFs-target interaction analysis, and evaluation of immune infiltration characteristics. Finally, we examined quantitative real- time PCR (qPCR) to validate the expression of hub genes. A total of 318 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, among which 125 upregulated DEGs were enriched in the mitotic nuclear division, extracellular region, immunoglobulin receptor binding, and p53 signaling pathway, while 193 downregulated DEGs were enriched in ion transport, membrane, synapse, sodium channel activity, and retrograde endocannabinoid signaling. GSEA plots showed that condensed nuclear chromosome kinetochore were the most significant enriched gene set positively correlated with the DN group. Importantly, we identified five central genes (Birc5, Bub1, Cdk1, Ccnb2, and Ccnb1), and KEGG pathway analysis showed that the five hub genes were focused on progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, cell cycle, and p53 signaling pathway. The proportion of immune cells from DN tissue and normal group showed significant individual differences. In DN samples, T cells CD4 memory resting and dendritic cells resting accounted for a higher proportion, and macrophage M2 accounted for a lower proportion. In addition, all five central genes showed consistent correlation with immune cell infiltration levels. qPCR showed the same expression trend of five central genes as in our analysis. Our research identified key genes related to differential genes and immune infiltration related to the pathogenesis of DN and provided new diagnostic and potential therapeutic targets for DN.
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- Yixuan Lin
- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.,Anhui Academic of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diabetes Research Institute, Hefei, China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Differences and Similarities in Neuropathy in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11030230. [PMID: 33810048 PMCID: PMC8004786 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11030230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Diabetic neuropathy is defined as the dysfunction of the peripheral nervous system in diabetic patients. It is considered a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus. Its presence is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although several studies have found alterations at somatic motor, sensory levels and at the level of autonomic nervous system in diabetic patients, there is not a systematic approach regarding the differences in neuropathy between the major variants of diabetes, e.g., type 1 and 2 diabetes at both neurological and molecular level. Data sources: we systematically (Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane databases) evaluated the literature related to the difference of neuropathy in type 1 and 2 diabetes, differences in molecular biomarkers. Study characteristics: seventeen articles were selected based on pre-defined eligibility criteria. Conclusions: both superficial sensitivity (primarily thermal sensitivity to cold) and deep sensitivity (such as vibratory sensitivity), have been reported mainly in type 2 diabetes. Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is one of the diabetic complications with the greatest impact at a clinical level but is nevertheless one of the most underdiagnosed. While for type 1 diabetes patients most neuropathy alterations have been reported for the Valsalva maneuver and for the lying-to-standing test, for type 2 diabetes patients, alterations have been reported for deep-breathing test and the Valsalva test. In addition, there is a greater sympathetic than parasympathetic impairment, as indicated by the screening tests for autonomic cardiac neuropathy. Regarding subclinical inflammation markers, patients with type 2 diabetes showed higher blood levels of inflammatory markers such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-18, soluble cell adhesion molecules and E-selectin and ICAM-1, than in type 1 diabetes patients. By contrast, the blood levels of adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived protein with multiple paracrine and endocrine activities (anti-inflammatory, insulin-sensitizing and proangiogenic effects) are higher in type 1 than in type 2 diabetic patients. This review provides new insights into the clinical differences in type 1 and 2 diabetes and provide future directions in this research field.
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Zhang M, Shi X, Luo M, Lan Q, Ullah H, Zhang C, Li S, Chen X, Wang Y, Piao F. Taurine ameliorates axonal damage in sciatic nerve of diabetic rats and high glucose exposed DRG neuron by PI3K/Akt/mTOR-dependent pathway. Amino Acids 2021; 53:395-406. [PMID: 33598769 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-02957-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes and axonopathy is its main pathological feature. Previous studies suggested an advantage of taurine against diabetes. However, there are few reports which study the effect of taurine against axonopathy. In this study, we confirmed that taurine significantly decreased blood glucose level, mitigated insulin resistance and improved dysfunctional nerve conduction in diabetic rats. Taurine corrected damaged axonal morphology of sciatic nerve in diabetic rats and induced axon outgrowth of Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons exposed to high glucose. Taurine up-regulated phosphorylation levels of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR in sciatic nerve of diabetic rats and DRG neurons exposed to high glucose. However, Akt and mTOR inhibitors (MK-2206 and Rapamycin) blocked the effect of taurine on improving axonal damage. These results indicate that taurine ameliorates axonal damage in sciatic nerve of diabetic rats by activating PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway. Our findings provide taurine as a potential candidate for axonopathy and a new evidence for elucidating protective mechanism of taurine on DPN.
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- Mengren Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine Center and Stem Cell Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China.
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- Department of Integrative Laboratory, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, 116001, China.
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Lee KA, Park TS, Jin HY. Non-glucose risk factors in the pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Endocrine 2020; 70:465-478. [PMID: 32895875 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02473-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this review, we consider the diverse risk factors in diabetes patients beyond hyperglycemia that are being recognized as contributors to diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Interest in such alternative mechanisms has been encouraged by the recognition that neuropathy occurs in subjects with metabolic syndrome and pre-diabetes and by the reporting of several large clinical studies that failed to show reduced prevalence of neuropathy after intensive glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Animal models of obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and other disorders common to both pre-diabetes and diabetes have been used to highlight a number of plausible pathogenic mechanisms that may either damage the nerve independent of hyperglycemia or augment the toxic potential of hyperglycemia. While pathogenic mechanisms stemming from hyperglycemia are likely to be significant contributors to DPN, future therapeutic strategies will require a more nuanced approach that considers a range of concurrent insults derived from the complex pathophysiology of diabetes beyond direct hyperglycemia.
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- Kyung Ae Lee
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University, Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University, Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University, Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
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Pan H, Huang H, Zhang L, Ma S, Yang H, Wang H. "Adjusting internal organs and dredging channel" electroacupuncture treatment prevents the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy by downregulating glucose-related protein 78 (GRP78) and caspase-12 in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. J Diabetes 2019; 11:928-937. [PMID: 30884162 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is significant, but the underlying mechanism of action is not clear. Considering that glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and caspase-12 are major proteins participating in cell apoptosis, we investigated the effects of "adjusting internal organs and dredging channel" electroacupuncture therapy on GRP78 and caspase-12 levels in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats to elucidate the mechanism of action. METHODS Rats were first divided into two groups: one group was rendered diabetic with a single injection of 50 mg/kg STZ, whereas the other normal control group was injected with an equivalent volume of citrate buffer. The STZ-diabetic rats were randomly divided into three groups: model control and electroacupuncture- and mecobalamin-treated groups. After 12 weeks treatment, the therapeutic efficacy of electroacupuncture was assessed using sciatic nerves isolated from rats. In the electroacupuncture group, rats were treated by electroacupuncture for 20 minutes once daily for 6 days each week, with 1 day off, for 12 consecutive weeks. The selected acupressure points include bilateral acupressure points of BL13 (Fehu), BL20 (Pishu), BL23 (Shenshu), LI4 (Hegu), LR3 (faichong), ST36 (Zusanli), and SP6 (Sanyiniiao). Acupressure points were stimulated using a HuaTuo SDZ-V Electric Acupuncture Therapy Apparatus. The acupressure points of BL13 and BL23, as well as SP6 and LR3, were connected on the same side with a dilatational wave of 3 Hz (frequency ratio of 1 : 5) to stimulate the parts of the body to the extent that could be tolerated by the rat. As for the mecobalamin-treated groups, mecobalamin was administrated to rats intragastrically at a dose of 20 mg/kg once daily for 12 consecutive weeks. Immunofluorescence and western blot analysis were used to determine GRP78 and caspase-12 levels in sciatic nerves. In addition, cell apoptosis in sciatic nerves was determined using the terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end-labeling (TUNEL) assay. RESULTS Electroacupuncture markedly reduced the pathological injury to sciatic nerves in STZ-diabetic rats. Moreover, electroacupuncture significantly downregulated GRP78 and caspase-12 and reduced cell apoptosis of sciatic nerves in DPN rats. CONCLUSIONS Electroacupuncture improved DPN by downregulating GRP78 and caspase-12 and reducing cell apoptosis of sciatic nerves in STZ-diabetic rats, and further inhibited the occurrence of endoplasmic reticulum stress, thus preventing sciatic nerve injuries.
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- Hong Pan
- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- Pediatrics, Beijing First Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Bloomgarden Z. The heart in diabetes meeting. J Diabetes 2019; 11:840-841. [PMID: 31373114 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Zachary Bloomgarden
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Li SS, Zhao XB, Tian JM, Wang HR, Wei TH. Prediction of seed gene function in progressive diabetic neuropathy by a network-based inference method. Exp Ther Med 2019; 17:4176-4182. [PMID: 31007748 PMCID: PMC6468912 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Guilt by association (GBA) algorithm has been widely used to statistically predict gene functions, and network-based approach increases the confidence and veracity of identifying molecular signatures for diseases. This work proposed a network-based GBA method by integrating the GBA algorithm and network, to identify seed gene functions for progressive diabetic neuropathy (PDN). The inference of predicting seed gene functions comprised of three steps: i) Preparing gene lists and sets; ii) constructing a co-expression matrix (CEM) on gene lists by Spearman correlation coefficient (SCC) method and iii) predicting gene functions by GBA algorithm. Ultimately, seed gene functions were selected according to the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) index. A total of 79 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 40 background gene ontology (GO) terms were regarded as gene lists and sets for the subsequent analyses, respectively. The predicted results obtained from the network-based GBA approach showed that 27.5% of all gene sets had a good classified performance with AUC >0.5. Most significantly, 3 gene sets with AUC >0.6 were denoted as seed gene functions for PDN, including binding, molecular function and regulation of the metabolic process. In summary, we predicted 3 seed gene functions for PDN compared with non-progressors utilizing network-based GBA algorithm. The findings provide insights to reveal pathological and molecular mechanism underlying PDN.
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- Shan-Shan Li
- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Linyi Luozhuang Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, People's Hospital of Linyi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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Cerles O, Gonçalves TC, Chouzenoux S, Benoit E, Schmitt A, Bennett Saidu NE, Kavian N, Chéreau C, Gobeaux C, Weill B, Coriat R, Nicco C, Batteux F. Preventive action of benztropine on platinum-induced peripheral neuropathies and tumor growth. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2019; 7:9. [PMID: 30657060 PMCID: PMC6337872 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0657-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The endogenous cholinergic system plays a key role in neuronal cells, by suppressing neurite outgrowth and myelination and, in some cancer cells, favoring tumor growth. Platinum compounds are widely used as part of first line conventional cancer chemotherapy; their efficacy is however limited by peripheral neuropathy as a major side-effect. In a multiple sclerosis mouse model, benztropine, that also acts as an anti-histamine and a dopamine re-uptake inhibitor, induced the differentiation of oligodendrocytes through M1 and M3 muscarinic receptors and enhanced re-myelination. We have evaluated whether benztropine can increase anti-tumoral efficacy of oxaliplatin, while preventing its neurotoxicity.We showed that benztropine improves acute and chronic clinical symptoms of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathies in mice. Sensory alterations detected by electrophysiology in oxaliplatin-treated mice were consistent with a decreased nerve conduction velocity and membrane hyperexcitability due to alterations in the density and/or functioning of both sodium and potassium channels, confirmed by action potential analysis from ex-vivo cultures of mouse dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons using whole-cell patch-clamp. These alterations were all prevented by benztropine. In oxaliplatin-treated mice, MBP expression, confocal and electronic microscopy of the sciatic nerves revealed a demyelination and confirmed the alteration of the myelinated axons morphology when compared to animals injected with oxaliplatin plus benztropine. Benztropine also prevented the decrease in neuronal density in the paws of mice injected with oxaliplatin. The neuroprotection conferred by benztropine against chemotherapeutic drugs was associated with a lower expression of inflammatory cytokines and extended to diabetic-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice.Mice receiving benztropine alone presented a lower tumor growth when compared to untreated animals and synergized the anti-tumoral effect of oxaliplatin, a phenomenon explained at least in part by benztropine-induced ROS imbalance in tumor cells.This report shows that blocking muscarinic receptors with benztropine prevents peripheral neuropathies and increases the therapeutic index of oxaliplatin. These results can be rapidly transposable to patients as benztropine is currently indicated in Parkinson's disease in the United States.
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Semprini R, Martorana A, Ragonese M, Motta C. Observational clinical and nerve conduction study on effects of a nutraceutical combination on painful diabetic distal symmetric sensory-motor neuropathy in patients with diabetes type 1 and type 2. Minerva Med 2018; 109:358-362. [PMID: 30338679 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4806.18.05710-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Painful distal symmetric polyneuropathy (pDSPN) is one of the most common and invalidating complications of diabetes mellitus, both of type 1 and type 2. Mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of the pDSPN are multifactorial and involve metabolic pathways regulating inflammation, microvessel circulation, axonal degeneration and so on. Several therapeutic approaches have been proposed to treat pain and each of them showed positive effects associated to drug-related side effects. METHODS Twenty-five consecutive patients with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and pDSPN and tried to manage pain with a dietary supplement composed of a mixture of natural extracts (β-caryophyllene, myrrh, carnosic acid) and PEA. This is a nutraceutical with potential multiple effects on metabolic, pain and vascular compartments, a profile considered useful in pDSPN. Patients were enrolled and polyneuropathy evaluated by means of nerve conduction study. Pain was assessed using VAS score scale and MNSI. Each patient was evaluated at T0 (time of enrollment) and at T1 (after 16 weeks of treatment). RESULTS Supplement administration was well tolerated and induced unexpectedly significant amelioration of polyneuropathy with increase amplitude and reduction of pain. No side effects were reported. CONCLUSIONS This fixed combination could well be considered as a potential nutraceutical option to manage pDSPN in diabetic patients.
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- Roberta Semprini
- Diabetes Center, C. Negro Association of the Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Rome, Italy -
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- Diabetes Center, C. Negro Association of the Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Rome, Italy
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- Dementia Center, Neurology Clinic, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, Rome, Italy
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Gencpinar P, Çelmeli G, Duman Ö, Haspolat Ş, Uysal H. Tibial nerve axonal excitability in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Muscle Nerve 2018; 59:76-81. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.26303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Pinar Gencpinar
- Department of Pediatric Neurology; Izmir Katip Celebi University, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital; Izmir Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology; Akdeniz University Hospital; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology; Akdeniz University Hospital; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology; Akdeniz University Hospital; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Neurology; Akdeniz University Hospital; 07070 Konyaaltı Antalya Turkey
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Borire AA, Issar T, Kwai NC, Visser LH, Simon NG, Poynten AM, Kiernan MC, Krishnan AV. Correlation between markers of peripheral nerve function and structure in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2018; 34:e3028. [PMID: 29858541 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical and experimental studies in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes have demonstrated changes in ion channel function and nerve structure. In this study, we investigated the relationship between axonal dysfunction and morphological change in diabetic polyneuropathy by using neuromuscular ultrasound and nerve excitability techniques. We also explored possible differences in this relationship between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. METHODS Nerve ultrasound and corresponding motor excitability studies were undertaken in 110 diabetes patients (50 type 1; 60 type 2) and 60 age-matched controls (30 for each group). Neuropathy severity was assessed by using total neuropathy score. Median and tibial nerve cross-sectional areas were measured at nonentrapment sites by using high-resolution linear probe. RESULTS Median and tibial nerve cross-sectional areas were significantly higher in diabetes patients compared with controls: type 1 (median = 7.6 ± 0.2 mm2 vs 6.3 ± 0.1 mm2 ; tibial = 14.5 ± 0.7 mm2 vs 10.8 ± 0.3 mm2 , P < .05) and type 2 (median = 9.1 ± 0.3 mm2 vs 7.2 ± 0.1 mm2 ; tibial = 18.5 ± 1.0 mm2 vs 12.8 ± 0.5 mm2 , P < .05). In the type 1 cohort, significant correlations were found between nerve cross-sectional area and excitability parameters including resting current-threshold slope (median: r = 0.523, P < .0001; tibial: r = -0.571, P = .004) and depolarizing threshold electrotonus at 90 to 100 ms (median: 0.424, P < .01; tibial: r = 0.435, P = .030). In contrast, there was no relationship between excitability values and nerve cross-sectional area in the type 2 cohort. CONCLUSIONS This study has identified correlation between markers of axonal membrane function and structural abnormalities in peripheral nerves of type 1 diabetes patients. The differential relationship in nerve function and structure between type 1 and type 2 diabetes provides clinical evidence that different pathophysiological mechanisms underlie the development of neuropathy in these patient groups.
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- Adeniyi A Borire
- University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- St Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- University of New South Wales, St Vincent's Clinical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Daulatzai MA. Dysfunctional Sensory Modalities, Locus Coeruleus, and Basal Forebrain: Early Determinants that Promote Neuropathogenesis of Cognitive and Memory Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurotox Res 2016; 30:295-337. [DOI: 10.1007/s12640-016-9643-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hirata H, Mizerska K, Marfurt CF, Rosenblatt MI. Hyperosmolar Tears Induce Functional and Structural Alterations of Corneal Nerves: Electrophysiological and Anatomical Evidence Toward Neurotoxicity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 56:8125-40. [PMID: 26720465 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-18383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In an effort to elucidate possible neural mechanisms underlying diminished tearing in dry eye disease, this study sought to determine if hyperosmolar tears, a ubiquitous sign of dry eye disease, produce functional changes in corneal nerve responses to drying of the cornea and if these changes correlate with alterations in corneal nerve morphology. METHODS In vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings were performed in rat trigeminal ganglion neurons that innervated the cornea before, and up to 3 hours after, the ocular application of continuous hyperosmolar tears or artificial tears. In corollary experiments, immunohistochemical staining was performed to compare corneal nerve morphology in control and in eyes treated with hyperosmolar solutions. RESULTS Our previous studies identified a population of corneal afferents, dry-sensitive neurons that are strongly excited by corneal dessication ("dry response"), a response thought to trigger the lacrimation reflex. In the present study, we found that the dry responses of corneal dry-sensitive neurons were depressed or even completely abolished by hyperosmolar tears in a time- (30 minutes to 3 hours) and dose (450- to 1000-mOsm solutions)-dependent manner. Furthermore, eyes treated with hyperosmolar tears for 3 hours contained large numbers of morphologically abnormal (granular, fragmented, or prominently beaded) subbasal nerves that appeared to be undergoing degeneration. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that tear hyperosmolarity, considered to be a "core" mechanism of dry eye disease, significantly decreases physiological sensitivity and morphologic integrity of the corneal nerves important in tear production. These alterations might contribute to the diminished tearing seen clinically in dry eye patients.
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- Harumitsu Hirata
- Department of Ophthalmology Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest, Gary, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Kwai NCG, Arnold R, Poynten AM, Howells J, Kiernan MC, Lin CSY, Krishnan AV. In vivo evidence of reduced nodal and paranodal conductances in type 1 diabetes. Clin Neurophysiol 2015; 127:1700-1706. [PMID: 26725257 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Diabetic neuropathy is a debilitating complication of diabetes. Animal models of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) suggest that functional and structural changes, specifically axo-glial dysjunction, may contribute to neuropathy development. The present study sought to examine and characterise early sensory axonal function in T1DM patients in the absence of clinical neuropathy. METHODS Thirty patients with T1DM (15M:15F) without neuropathy underwent median nerve sensory and motor axonal excitability studies to examine axonal function. A verified mathematical model of human motor and sensory axons was used to elucidate the underlying causes of observed alterations. RESULTS Compared to controls (NC), T1DM patients demonstrated significant axonal excitability abnormalities in sensory and motor axons. These included marked reductions in sensory and motor subexcitability during the recovery cycle (T1DM 7.9 ± 0.4:10.4 ± 0.6%, NC 10.4 ± 0.7:15.4 ± 1.2%, P<0.01) and during hyperpolarizing threshold electrotonus at 10-20 ms (T1DM -75.5 ± 0.8:-69.7 ± 0.8%, NC -78.4 ± 1:-72.7 ± 0.9%, P<0.01). Mathematical modelling demonstrated that these changes were due to reduced nodal Na(+) currents, nodal/paranodal K(+) conductances and Na(+)/K(+) pump dysfunction, consistent with axo-glial dysjunction as outlined in animal models of T1DM. CONCLUSIONS The study provided support for the occurrence of early changes in nodal and paranodal conductances in patients with T1DM. SIGNIFICANCE These data indicate that axonal excitability techniques may detect early changes in diabetic patients, providing a window of opportunity for prophylactic intervention in T1DM.
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- Natalie C G Kwai
- Prince of Wales Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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