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Ising E, Åhrman E, Thomsen NOB, Åkesson A, Malmström J, Dahlin LB. Quantification of heat shock proteins in the posterior interosseous nerve among subjects with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared to healthy controls. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1227557. [PMID: 37614345 PMCID: PMC10442572 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1227557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). No cure for DPN is available, but several potential targets have been proposed for treatment. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are known to respond to both hyper- and hypoglycemia. DPN can be diagnosed using electrophysiology and studied using peripheral nerve biopsies. Aim This study aimed to analyze the presence and patterns of HSPs in peripheral nerve biopsies from subjects with T1D, T2D, and healthy controls. Methods Posterior interosseous nerves (PIN) from a total of 56 subjects with T1D (n = 9), with T2D (n = 24), and without diabetes (i.e., healthy controls, n = 23) were harvested under local anesthesia and prepared for quantitative mass spectrometry analysis. Protein intensities were associated with electrophysiology data of the ulnar nerve and morphometry of the same PIN, and differences in protein intensities between groups were analyzed. Results In total, 32 different HSPs were identified and quantified in the nerve specimens. No statistically significant differences were observed regarding protein intensities between groups. Furthermore, protein intensities did not correlate with amplitude or conduction velocity in the ulnar nerve or with the myelinated nerve fiber density of PIN. Conclusion Quantitative proteomics can be used to study HSPs in nerve biopsies, but no clear differences in protein quantities were observed between groups in this cohort.
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- Erik Ising
- Department of Clinical Sciences—Pediatric Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Emergency and Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine—Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Clinical Studies Sweden—Forum South, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine—Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Hepşen S, Keskin DB, Çakal E. The assessment of neuropathic pain in patients with prediabetes. Prim Care Diabetes 2023; 17:33-37. [PMID: 36435735 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS Neuropathic pain is associated with several clinical conditions, including anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and decreased quality of life; however, less evaluated in prediabetes. This study aims to assess neuropathic pain through validated diagnostic tools in prediabetes. METHODS One hundred and seventy-two patients with prediabetes and 170 controls were included in this cross-sectional study. The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) Pain Scale and Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4) were used to evaluate neuropathic pain. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to estimate pain intensity. RESULTS Twenty-three (13.4%) and 12 (7%) patients with prediabetes were diagnosed with neuropathic pain using DN4 and LANSS questionnaires, respectively. Neuropathic pain rates of the patients were higher than controls with two pain scales (p < 0.001). VAS scores were higher in prediabetes group than in controls (p = 0.021). LANSS, DN4, and VAS scores were positively correlated with HbA1c level (r = 0.184, p = 0.016; r = 0.180, p = 0.018; r = 0.188, p = 0.014, respectively). LANNS and DN4 scores were higher in female patients than in males (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Neuropathic pain was increased in prediabetes by DN4 and LANNS questionnaires. An appropriate diagnosis of neuropathic pain in prediabetes may prevent patients from different pain-related clinical conditions.
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- Sema Hepşen
- University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Kirikkale University Medical Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey
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Ising E, Åhrman E, Thomsen NOB, Eriksson KF, Malmström J, Dahlin LB. Quantitative proteomic analysis of human peripheral nerves from subjects with type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14658. [PMID: 34309080 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIMS Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common and severe complication to type 2 diabetes. The pathogenesis of DPN is not fully known, but several pathways and gene polymorphisms contributing to DPN are described. DPN can be studied using nerve biopsies, but studies on the proteome of the nerve itself, and its surrounding tissue as a whole, are lacking. Studies on the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) have proposed PIN a useful indicator of DPN. METHODS A quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics analysis was made of peripheral nerves from age- and gender-matched living human male tissue donors; nine type 2 diabetes subjects, with decreased sural nerve action potentials indicating DPN, and six controls without type 2 diabetes, with normal electrophysiology results. RESULTS A total of 2617 proteins were identified. Linear regression was used to discover which proteins were differentially expressed between type 2 diabetes and controls. Only soft signals were found. Therefore, clustering of the 500 most variable proteins was made to find clusters of similar proteins in type 2 diabetes subjects and healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS This feasibility study shows, for the first time, that the use of quantitative mass spectrometry enables quantification of proteins from nerve biopsies from subjects with and without type 2 diabetes, which may aid in finding biomarkers of importance to DPN development.
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- Erik Ising
- Department of Clinical Sciences - Pediatric Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Emergency and Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences - Division of Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine - Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Emergency and Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences - Division of Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine - Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Association between Metabolic Syndrome Components and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10080699. [PMID: 34439932 PMCID: PMC8389259 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Simple Summary The clustering of metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors is becoming more prevalent in young people (up to the age of 19 years) leading to the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases in early adulthood. The impact of MetS risk factors on cardiac autonomic modulation (CAM) or vice versa have been noted to track from childhood to pre-adolescence and adolescence. Understating associations in this age group may help improve the clinical outcomes of the MetS, even when MetS symptoms are not visible. Potential damage from each individual MetS component and the ability to predict early cardiac damage or upcoming cardiovascular events is very important. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the associations between CAM and MetS risk factors individually to verify which MetS risk components were significantly correlated with which heart rate variability (HRV) indices before or at the onset of the MetS among young people. The purpose of this review was to outline the importance of potentially screening HRV indices in young people even with only one MetS risk factor, as a pre-indicator for early cardiovascular risk stratification. Cross-sectional studies that examined the relationship of MetS risk factors with HRV indices were searched using four databases including PubMed, the Cochrane clinical trials library, Medline and the Web of Science. Correlation coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and random effects meta-analyses of the association between MetS risk factors with HRV indices were performed. Our results propose that lipid profiles including high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides (TGs), waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (BP) are associated with CAM in young people up to the age of 19 years. The use of HRV indices to predict future MetS risk, and relationships with individual risk factors including HDL, BP, WC and TGs, were established. Furthermore, arterial pressure, respiration, stress and physical activity must be taken into consideration for future studies along with CAM related to young people (up to the age of 19 years), and it is recommended to explore further the associations reported here, as CAM is not the only determinant of neurovisceral regulation. Abstract Background: the clustering of metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors is becoming more prevalent in children, leading to the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases in early adulthood. The impact of MetS risk factors on cardiac autonomic modulation (CAM) or vice versa has been noted to track from childhood to pre-adolescence and adolescence. Understating associations in this age group may help to improve the clinical outcomes of the MetS, even when MetS symptoms are not visible. Potential damage from each individual MetS component and the ability to predict early cardiac damage or upcoming cardiovascular events is very important. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the associations between CAM and MetS risk factors individually to verify which of the MetS risk components were significantly correlated with heart rate variability (HRV) indices before or at the onset of the MetS among young people. The purpose of this review was to outline the importance of potentially screening HRV indices in young people even with only one MetS risk factor, as a pre-indicator for early cardiovascular risk stratification. Methods: cross-sectional studies that examined the relationship of MetS risk factors with HRV indices were searched using four databases including PubMed, the Cochrane clinical trials library, Medline and the Web of Science. Correlation coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and random effects meta-analyses of the association between MetS risk factors with HRV indices were performed. Results: out of 14 cross-sectional studies and one case-control study, 8 studies (10 data sets) provided association data for the meta-analysis. Our results indicated significant positive correlations for systolic blood pressure (SBP) (correlation coefficient 0.13 (95%CI: 0.06; 0.19), I2 = 47.26%) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (correlation coefficient 0.09 (95%CI: −0.01; 0.18), I2 = 0%) with a Low Frequency/High Frequency ratio (LF/HF). Significant negative correlations for waist circumference (WC) (correlation coefficient −0.12 (95%CI: −0.19; −0.04), I2 = 51.50%), Triglycerides (TGs) (correlation coefficient −0.09 (95%CI: −0.15; −0.02), I2 = 0%) and ≥2 MetS risk factors (correlation coefficient −0.10 (95%CI: −0.16; −0.03), I2 = 0%); with high frequency (HF) were revealed. Significant positive correlations for high density lipoprotein (HDL) (correlation coefficient 0.08 (95%CI: 0.05; 0.11), I2 = 0%) and significant negative correlations of ≥2 MetS risk (correlation coefficient −0.04 (95%CI: −0.12; 0.03), I2 = 0.0%) with low frequency (LF) were revealed. Significant negative correlations for TGs (correlation coefficient −0.09 (95%CI: −0.23; 0.05), I2 = 2.01%) with a mean square root of the sum of differences between mean time between two successive intervals (rMSSD) and significant positive correlation of HDL (correlation coefficient 0.09 (95%CI: −0.01; 0.19), I2 = 0.33%) with standard deviation of the time between two successive intervals (SDNN) were also revealed. An Egger’s test indicated that there was no obvious publication bias for any of the above relationships except for TGs and rMSSD. The significance level stipulated for the meta-analysis was p < 0.05. Conclusions: lipid profiles (HDL and TGs), WC and BP were associated with CAM in young people up to the age of 19 years. The use of HRV indices to predict future MetS risk, and relationships with individual risk factors including HDL, BP, WC and TGs, were established. Future studies related to young people (up to the age of 19 years) are recommended to explore the associations reported here further.
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Ekman L, Thrainsdottir S, Englund E, Thomsen N, Rosén I, Hazer Rosberg DB, Petersson J, Eriksson K, Dahlin LB. Evaluation of small nerve fiber dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Acta Neurol Scand 2020; 141:38-46. [PMID: 31549387 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess potential correlations between intraepidermal nerve fiber densities (IENFD), graded with light microscopy, and clinical measures of peripheral neuropathy in elderly male subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), respectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS IENFD was assessed in thin sections of skin biopsies from distal leg in 86 men (71-77 years); 24 NGT, 15 IGT, and 47 T2DM. Biopsies were immunohistochemically stained for protein gene product (PGP) 9.5, and intraepidermal nerve fibers (IENF) were quantified manually by light microscopy. IENFD was compared between groups with different glucose tolerance and related to neurophysiological tests, including nerve conduction study (NCS; sural and peroneal nerve), quantitative sensory testing (QST), and clinical examination (Total Neuropathy Score; Neuropathy Symptom Score and Neuropathy Disability Score). RESULTS Absent IENF was seen in subjects with T2DM (n = 10; 21%) and IGT (n = 1; 7%) but not in NGT. IENFD correlated weakly negatively with HbA1c (r = -.268, P = .013) and Total Neuropathy Score (r = -.219, P = .042). Positive correlations were found between IENFD and sural nerve amplitude (r = .371, P = .001) as well as conduction velocity of both the sural (r = .241, P = .029) and peroneal nerve (r = .258, P = .018). Proportions of abnormal sural nerve amplitude became significantly higher with decreasing IENFD. No correlation was found with QST. Inter-rater reliability of IENFD assessment was good (ICC = 0.887). CONCLUSIONS Signs of neuropathy are becoming more prevalent with decreasing IENFD. IENFD can be meaningfully evaluated in thin histopathological sections using the presented technique to detect neuropathy.
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- Linnéa Ekman
- Department of Hand Surgery Skåne University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Neurology Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Neurology Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik Iceland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Oncology and Pathology Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Hand Surgery Skåne University Hospital Malmö Sweden
- Department of Translational Medicine ‐ Hand Surgery Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Neurophysiology Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Hand Surgery Skåne University Hospital Malmö Sweden
- Department of Translational Medicine ‐ Hand Surgery Lund University Malmö Sweden
- Department of Neurosurgery Mugla Sitki Kocman University Mugla Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Neurology Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Hand Surgery Skåne University Hospital Malmö Sweden
- Department of Translational Medicine ‐ Hand Surgery Lund University Malmö Sweden
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Olaiya MT, Hanson RL, Kavena KG, Sinha M, Clary D, Horton MB, Nelson RG, Knowler WC. Use of graded Semmes Weinstein monofilament testing for ascertaining peripheral neuropathy in people with and without diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2019; 151:1-10. [PMID: 30922942 PMCID: PMC6544471 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS To assess peripheral neuropathy (PN) using graded Semmes Weinstein monofilaments (SWMs) and determine factors associated with PN among adult volunteers with and without diabetes. METHODS Adult volunteers were assessed for distal sensory PN using three graded SWMs. Four PN levels were defined: 0 (no PN; felt all three filaments), 1 (subclinical PN; insensate to 1-g filament), 2 (insensate to 10-g), or 3 (insensate to 75-g). Levels 2-3 were considered clinical PN. Associations with PN were determined using ordinal logistic regression. RESULTS In 1564 subjects (median age 41.9 years, 50.1% women), PN was subclinical or worse in 68.9% and clinical in 11.2%. Age-sex-race-adjusted prevalence of clinical PN was greater in people with diabetes (15.3%) than without (6.1%; P < 0.001). Associated factors included older age, male sex, greater BMI, greater heart rate, lower mean arterial pressure, and family history of diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. Higher PN levels associated with worse albuminuria and retinopathy. Only older age and male sex associated with PN both in people with and without diabetes. CONCLUSIONS PN is common in our sample, notably in those without diabetes, although diabetes greatly increases its risk. Using graded SWMs may have a prognostic value as it permits the identification of subclinical PN.
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- Muideen T Olaiya
- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Indian Health Service-Joslin Vision Network Teleophthalmology Program, Indian Health Service, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Indian Health Service-Joslin Vision Network Teleophthalmology Program, Indian Health Service, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Hao GL, Zhang TY, Zhang Q, Gu MY, Chen C, Zou L, Cao XC, Zhang GC. Partial Recovery of Limb Function Following End-to-Side Screw Anastomosis of Phrenic Nerve in Rats with Brachial Plexus Injury. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:4832-4840. [PMID: 30001299 PMCID: PMC6069416 DOI: 10.12659/msm.908379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Brachial plexus injury (BPI), a severe nervous system injury, is a leading cause of functional damages of the affected upper limb. Patients with BPI manifested with motor weakness or paralysis, sensory deficits, and pain. We established a BPI rat model to explore the in vivo effect of end-to-side screw anastomosis (ETSSA) of phrenic nerve on the recovery of limb function after BPI. Material/Methods After modeling, rats were treated with end-to-side anastomosis (ETSA) and ETSSA respectively. After 1 and 3 months, the behavioral changes of rats were observed using the Terzis grooming test, and the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and muscle tension of biceps brachii were detected. The muscle weight recovery rate (MWRR) and cross-sectional area recovery rate (CARR) were calculated. Toluidine blue staining was used to observe the myelinated nerve fibers in the proximal phrenic nerve and distal musculocutaneous nerve of suture. The ratio of regenerated nerve traversing rate (NTR) was counted and motor endplate area of biceps brachii was measured. Results The rats treated with ETSA and ETSSA exhibited elevated grading of Terzis grooming test with time. Although both the ETSSA and ETSA can reduce the MWRR, CARR and motor endplate area in BPI rats, ETSSA showed a better influence on the latency delayed rate (LDR) and amplitude recovery rate (ARR) of CMAP, muscular tension recovery rate (MTRR), MWRR, number of regenerated myelinated nerve fibers, NTR, and motor endplate area in BPI rats. Conclusions Our study provided evidence that ETSSA can restore the limb function recovery to a greater extent, and accelerate the regeneration of nerve fibers in rats with BPI; the effect of ETSSA was better than that of ETSA.
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- Guang-Liang Hao
- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Surgery, First People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Abraham A, Barnett C, Katzberg HD, Lovblom LE, Perkins BA, Bril V. Nerve function varies with hemoglobin A1c in controls and type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2018; 32:424-428. [PMID: 29422233 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To determine the cross-sectional threshold at which hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is associated with polyneuropathy in healthy controls, and the values associated with the most pronounced decline in nerve function in patients with diabetes. METHODS We used data from a cross-sectional cohort study of healthy controls and type 2 diabetes patients assessed between November 2010 and May 2013. Healthy controls and patients with diabetes were compared at different HbA1c ranges: <5.5%, 5.5-5.9%, and 6-6.4% for controls, and 6.5-7.4% and >7.5% for patients with diabetes. RESULTS The total cohort included 53 controls and 164 patients with diabetes. Subclinical small nerve fiber impairments were observed in controls at HbA1c levels of 5.5-6%, compared with HbA1c <5.5%, for example: lower Laser Doppler flare imaging area of 2.8 ± 1.4 versus 3.9 ± 2 mm2. The most prominent decline in both small and large nerve fiber function was seen with less impaired glycemic control and shorter duration of diabetes, i.e. at HbA1c levels of 6.5-7.4%, compared with >7.5%. CONCLUSIONS These findings underscore the importance of early treatment at the prediabetes and early diabetes stages to prevent nerve fiber decline that is likely irreversible.
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- Alon Abraham
- Neuromuscular Service of the Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Mohseni S, Badii M, Kylhammar A, Thomsen NOB, Eriksson K, Malik RA, Rosén I, Dahlin LB. Longitudinal study of neuropathy, microangiopathy, and autophagy in sural nerve: Implications for diabetic neuropathy. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00763. [PMID: 28828222 PMCID: PMC5561322 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The progression and pathophysiology of neuropathy in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is poorly understood, especially in relation to autophagy. This study was designed to assess whether the presence of autophagy-related structures was associated with sural nerve fiber pathology, and to investigate if endoneurial capillary pathology could predict the development of T2DM and neuropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sural nerve physiology and ultrastructural morphology were studied at baseline and 11 years later in subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), IGT, and T2DM. RESULTS Subjects with T2DM had significantly lower sural nerve amplitude compared to subjects with NGT and IGT at baseline. Myelinated and unmyelinated fiber, endoneurial capillary morphology, and the presence and distribution of autophagy structures were comparable between groups at baseline, except for a smaller myelinated axon diameter in subjects with T2DM and IGT compared to NGT. The baseline values of the subjects with NGT and IGT who converted to T2DM 11 years later demonstrated healthy smaller endoneurial capillary and higher g-ratio versus subjects who remained NGT. At follow-up, T2DM showed a reduction in nerve conduction, amplitude, myelinated fiber density, unmyelinated axon diameter, and autophagy structures in myelinated axons. Endothelial cell area and total diffusion barrier was increased versus baseline. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that small healthy endoneurial capillary may presage the development of T2DM and neuropathy. Autophagy occurs in human sural nerves and can be affected by T2DM. Further studies are warranted to understand the role of autophagy in diabetic neuropathy.
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- Simin Mohseni
- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineDivision of Cell BiologyLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineDivision of Cell BiologyLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineDivision of Cell BiologyLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Weill Cornell Medicine‐QatarQatar FoundationDohaQatar
- Division of Cardiovascular SciencesManchester Academic Health Science CentreCentral Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustManchesterUK
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- Department of NeurophysiologySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
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- Department of Hand SurgerySkåne University HospitalMalmöSweden
- Department of Translational Medicine – Hand SurgeryLund UniversityMalmöSweden
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Németh N, Putz Z, Istenes I, Körei AE, Vági OE, Kempler M, Gandhi R, Jermendy G, Tesfaye S, Tabák ÁG, Kempler P. Is there a connection between postprandial hyperglycemia and IGT related sensory nerve dysfunction? Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017; 27:609-614. [PMID: 28676377 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To assess the risk factors for sensory nerve dysfunction in subjects with isolated impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-two people with isolated IGT (WHO 1999 criteria) and 39 gender and age-matched healthy volunteers underwent detailed clinical and neurological assessment including quantitative sensory testing using the Neurometer device (current perception threshold measurement on four limbs at three different frequencies). Sensory nerve dysfunction was defined as at least two abnormalities on any frequencies on the upper or lower limbs. Sensory nerve dysfunction was more prevalent among subjects with IGT compared to controls (58.3 vs. 10.3%, OR: 11.23, 95%CI: 3.57-35.35). This association was not influenced by BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and autonomic neuropathy (multiple adjusted OR: 13.87, 95%CI: 3.18-60.58), but further adjustment for glycaemic measures abolished the association (OR: 1.58, 95%CI: 0.07-35.68). Assessing the components of glycaemic measures separately, the association between sensory nerve dysfunction and IGT was not affected by HbA1c (OR: 13.94, 95%CI: 1.84-105.5). It was, however, substantially attenuated by fasting plasma glucose (OR: 6.75, 95%CI: 1.33-34.27) while the significance was lost after adjustment for 120 min postload glucose level (OR: 3.76, 95%CI: 0.26-54.10). In the pooled population assessed, independent determinants of sensory nerve dysfunction were older age, 120 min glucose, higher height and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy at near significance. CONCLUSIONS Sensory nerve dysfunction amongst subjects with IGT was not explained by cardiovascular covariates, only by glycaemic measures. In addition to 120 min glucose, cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy at borderline significance, age, and height were the independent determinants of sensory nerve dysfunction.
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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The Combined Extract of Zingiber officinale and Zea mays (Purple Color) Improves Neuropathy, Oxidative Stress, and Axon Density in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:301029. [PMID: 25969689 PMCID: PMC4410543 DOI: 10.1155/2015/301029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Based on the protective effect of the combined extract of purple waxy corn and ginger (PWCG) on oxidative stress related disorders in diabetic condition, we aimed to determine the effect of PWCG on the functional, biochemical, and structural change of the lesion nerve in streptozotocin- (STZ-) diabetic rats. PWCG at doses of 100, 200, and 300 mg·kg−1 BW were orally given to STZ-diabetic rats which were subjected to chronic constriction (CCI) at right sciatic nerve for 21 days. The blood sugar was assessed before and at the end of study whereas the sciatic function index (SFI), paw withdrawal threshold intensity (PWTI), and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) were assessed every 3 days until the end of study. At the end of study, the determination of nerve conduction velocity (NCV), axon density, oxidative stress status, and aldose reductase (AR) activity of the lesion nerve were performed. It was found that PWCG improved SFI, PWTI, PWL, and NCV together with the improved oxidative stress status and the axon density in the lesion nerve. No changes of AR activity or blood sugar level were observed. Therefore, PWCG might improve the functional and structural changes in STZ-diabetic rats plus CCI via the improved oxidative stress status.
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Dahlin LB, Sandén H, Dahlin E, Zimmerman M, Thomsen N, Björkman A. Low myelinated nerve-fibre density may lead to symptoms associated with nerve entrapment in vibration-induced neuropathy. J Occup Med Toxicol 2014; 9:7. [PMID: 24606755 PMCID: PMC3974023 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-9-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Prolonged exposure to hand-held vibrating tools may cause a hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), sometimes with individual susceptibility. The neurological symptoms seen in HAVS are similar to symptoms seen in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and there is a strong relationship between CTS and the use of vibrating tools. Vibration exposure to the hand is known to induce demyelination of nerve fibres and to reduce the density of myelinated nerve fibres in the nerve trunks. In view of current knowledge regarding the clinical effects of low nerve-fibre density in patients with neuropathies of varying aetiologies, such as diabetes, and that such a low density may lead to nerve entrapment symptoms, a reduction in myelinated nerve fibres may be a key factor behind the symptoms also seen in patients with HAVS and CTS. Furthermore, a reduced nerve-fibre density may result in a changed afferent signal pattern, resulting in turn in alterations in the brain, further prompting the symptoms seen in patients with HAVS and CTS. We conclude that a low nerve-fibre density lead to symptoms associated with nerve entrapment, such as CTS, in some patients with HAVS.
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- Lars B Dahlin
- Department of Hand Surgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
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Ziegler D, Papanas N, Vinik AI, Shaw JE. Epidemiology of polyneuropathy in diabetes and prediabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 126:3-22. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53480-4.00001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Katon JG, Reiber GE, Nelson KM. Peripheral neuropathy defined by monofilament insensitivity and diabetes status: NHANES 1999-2004. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:1604-6. [PMID: 23275365 PMCID: PMC3661813 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether diabetes status, including prediabetes, is associated with increased risk of peripheral neuropathy as defined by monofilament insensitivity. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This study used data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 7,818). Peripheral neuropathy was defined as one or more insensate sites detected by a Semmes-Weinstein 10-g monofilament. Generalized linear models were used to directly estimate relative risks (RRs) for the association of diabetes status and peripheral neuropathy. RESULTS After adjustment compared with no diabetes, prediabetes [RR 1.11 (95% CI 0.92-1.34)] and undiagnosed diabetes [1.08 (0.73-1.61)] were associated with modest increases in risk of peripheral neuropathy, and diabetes was associated with a 74% higher risk of peripheral neuropathy [1.74 (1.50-2.01)]. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes is associated with increased risk of peripheral neuropathy defined by monofilament insensitivity, but prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes may be associated with only a modest increase in risk.
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- Jodie G Katon
- Health Services Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Lu B, Hu J, Wen J, Zhang Z, Zhou L, Li Y, Hu R. Determination of peripheral neuropathy prevalence and associated factors in Chinese subjects with diabetes and pre-diabetes - ShangHai Diabetic neuRopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study (SH-DREAMS). PLoS One 2013; 8:e61053. [PMID: 23613782 PMCID: PMC3628856 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy (PN) in subjects with diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose regulation (IGR), and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) in a community-based Chinese population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 2035 subjects in Shanghai were classified as having NGT, IGR, or diabetes. All subjects underwent complete foot examination. PN was assessed according to the neuropathy symptom and neuropathy disability scores. Binary logistic regression was performed to analyze the contributions of factors to PN. RESULTS The prevalence of PN was 8.4%, 2.8%, and 1.5% in diabetes mellitus, IGR, and NGT subjects, respectively (P<0.05 for diabetes vs. NGT, and IGR). The subjects with known diabetes had the highest frequency of PN (13.1%). Among the subjects without diabetes, those with PN were older, had a higher waist circumference and 2-h postprandial plasma glucose levels, and were more likely to be hypertensive. Among the IGR subjects, other than age, the 2-h postprandial plasma glucose level was an independent factor significantly associated with PN. Meanwhile, among the subjects with diabetes, PN was associated with fasting plasma glucose, duration of diabetes, and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of PN is slightly higher in individuals with IGR than that in individuals with NGT, but small fibre damage in IGR as the earliest nerve fibre deficit may be underestimated in our study. As an independent risk factor, postprandial plasma glucose level may be an important target for strategies to prevent or improve PN in IGR subjects.
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- Bin Lu
- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Jing’An District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pourhamidi K, Dahlin LB, Englund E, Rolandsson O. No difference in small or large nerve fiber function between individuals with normal glucose tolerance and impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:962-4. [PMID: 23223347 PMCID: PMC3609489 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess small and large nerve fiber function in people with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were recruited consecutively from a population-based cohort: NGT (n = 39), IGT (n = 29), and T2D (n = 51). Electrophysiological measures included nerve conduction studies and thermal thresholds. Intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) in skin biopsies was calculated. RESULTS There was no difference between IGT and NGT in sural nerve conduction, IENFD, and thermal thresholds. IENFD was significantly lower in T2D (median = 2.8 fibers/mm [interquartile range 1.1-4.7 fibers/mm]) than NGT individuals (4.5 fibers/mm [3.4-6.1 fibers/mm]; P < 0.05). T2D participants had poorer nerve conduction and higher heat thresholds than NGT and IGT. CONCLUSIONS Large and small nerve function in people with IGT did not differ from those with NGT. Our finding does not support the existence of neuropathy in a prediabetic stage.
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- Kaveh Pourhamidi
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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It is now increasingly being appreciated that a substantial proportion of subjects with prediabetes may exhibit peripheral neuropathy and/or neuropathic pain. The reverse is also true, inasmuch as examining patients with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy will frequently reveal prediabetes. In the general population, the prevalence of neuropathy in prediabetes is intermediate between overt diabetes and subjects with normoglycemia. This prediabetic neuropathy is, generally, milder in comparison to diabetic neuropathy and mainly affects small fibers mediating sensory function. Hyperglycemia, microangiopathy, dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome have been implicated as pathogenic mechanisms. In practice, therapy of prediabetic neuropathy should be addressed towards normoglycemia and correction of cardiovascular risk factors. However, additional work is needed to establish the long-term results of this approach.
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- Nikolaos Papanas
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center at the Heinrich Heine University, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Dyck PJ, Clark VM, Overland CJ, Davies JL, Pach JM, Dyck PJB, Klein CJ, Rizza RA, Melton LJ, Carter RE, Klein R, Litchy WJ. Impaired glycemia and diabetic polyneuropathy: the OC IG Survey. Diabetes Care 2012; 35:584-91. [PMID: 22355020 PMCID: PMC3322692 DOI: 10.2337/dc11-1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test whether diabetic polyneuropathies (DPNs), retinopathy, or nephropathy is more prevalent in subjects with impaired glycemia (IG) (abnormality of impaired fasting glucose [IFG], impaired glucose tolerance [IGT], or impaired HbA(1c) [IA1C]) than in healthy subjects (non-IG). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Matched IG and non-IG volunteers were randomly identified from population-based diagnostic and laboratory registries, restudied, and reclassified as non-IG (n = 150), IG (n = 174), or new diabetes (n = 218). RESULTS Frequency (%) of DPN in non-IG, IG, and new diabetes was 3 (2.0%), 3 (1.7%), and 17 (7.8%) narrowly defined (no other cause for polyneuropathy) and 19 (12.7%), 22 (12.6%), and 38 (17.4%) broadly defined. Mean and frequency distribution of composite scores of nerve conduction and quantitative sensation tests were not significantly different between IG and non-IG but were worse in new diabetes. Frequency of retinopathy and nephropathy was significantly increased only in new diabetes. In secondary analysis, small but significant increases in retinopathy and nephropathy were found in IGT, IFG, and IGT combined groups. CONCLUSIONS In population studies of Olmsted County, Minnesota, inhabitants, prevalence of typical DPN, retinopathy, and nephropathy was significantly increased only in subjects with new diabetes-not in subjects with IG as defined by American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria of abnormality of IFG, IGT, or IA1C. For atypical DPN, such an increase was not observed even in subjects with new diabetes. In medical practice, explanations other than IG should be sought for patients with atypical DPN (chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy) who have IG.
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- Peter J Dyck
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Dahlin LB, Granberg V, Rolandsson O, Rosén I, Dahlin E, Sundkvist G. Disturbed vibrotactile sense in finger pulps in patients with Type 1 diabetes--correlations with glycaemic level, clinical examination and electrophysiology. Diabet Med 2011; 28:1045-52. [PMID: 21843302 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS In a cohort of men and women with Type 1 diabetes, prospectively followed for > 20 years, vibrotactile sense in fingers was investigated and related to neurophysiological tests, glycaemic level and clinical score. METHODS Out of 58 patients, diagnosed at the age of 15-25 years and recruited 1984-1985, 32 patients (13 women, median age 52 years, range 44-75 years; 19 men, median age 52 years, range 39-69 years; median duration 33.5 years, range 21-52 years) accepted follow-up in 2006. Vibration thresholds were measured in finger pulps of index and little fingers bilaterally at seven frequencies and related to results of touch (monofilaments), tactile discrimination (two-point discrimination test), electrophysiology (median nerve function), glycaemic level (HbA(1c) levels since 1984-1985) and a clinical score. RESULTS Vibrotactile sense was reduced in finger pulps, mainly in men, compared with an age- and gender-matched healthy control group with normal HbA(1c) . Vibration thresholds were increased, particularly at 250 and 500 Hz, in both index and little finger pulps. Touch and tactile discrimination correlated with vibration thresholds, but not with each other or with electrophysiology. HbA(1c) levels (at follow-up or mean values from five follow-ups since recruitment) did not correlate with any nerve function variables. Clinical scores correlated with vibrotactile sense, particularly at higher frequencies (> 125 Hz), but not with total Z-scores of electrophysiology. Duration of disease did not correlate with any variables. CONCLUSIONS Examination of vibration thresholds in index and little finger pulps may be valuable to detect neuropathy, where thresholds correlate with symptoms and tests.
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- L B Dahlin
- Department of Hand Surgery , Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
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Between 25% and 62% of patients with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy are reported to have prediabetes, and among individuals with prediabetes 11-25% are thought to have peripheral neuropathy, and 13-21% have neuropathic pain. Population-based studies suggest a gradient for the prevalence of neuropathy, being highest in patients with manifest diabetes mellitus, followed by individuals with impaired glucose tolerance then impaired fasting glucose and least in those with normoglycemia. The most sensitive test to assess glucose metabolism status is the oral glucose tolerance test. Pathogenesis involves hyperglycemia, microvascular abnormalities, dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome. Individuals with prediabetes have less severe neuropathy than those with manifest diabetes mellitus. Sensory modalities are more frequently affected than motor modalities, but impairment of small nerve fibers could be the earliest detectable sign. Diagnosis should rely on careful clinical examination, with emphasis on the evaluation of small fibers. An oral glucose tolerance test should be performed in patients with idiopathic neuropathy. The only treatment with any efficacy is lifestyle modification to improve control of hyperglycemia and cardiovascular risk factors, but long-term efficacy of this approach has not been established. This Review summarizes the current evidence on the association between prediabetes and neuropathy.
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There has been considerable interest in the possible association between impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and neuropathy. A systematic literature search (Medline) and review was here performed. Twenty-three studies were evaluated. Fourteen investigated for the presence of neuropathy in patients with IGT. Nine studied patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP), for the prevalence of IGT. The findings suggest that a significant proportion of patients with IGT may have neuropathy, particularly of the small-fibre and painful type. Similarly, a significant percentage of patients without another identifiable cause for painful axonal neuropathy may have IGT. This may however not be applicable to all populations. There are issues relating to the reproducibility, reliability and timing of a single glucose tolerance test (GTT) in establishing a diagnosis of IGT. Furthermore, it is possible neuropathic damage may occur at lower glucose levels than those defining IGT. In conclusion, further prospective long-term study of large IGT cohorts with known prestudy IGT duration is required to confirm and answer the many remaining questions about this presumed association. However, at present time, consideration of IGT as potential cause of painful small-fibre neuropathy appears justified, especially as patients may benefit from dietary and physical exercise interventions.
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- Y A Rajabally
- Neuromuscular Clinic, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK.
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Laitinen T, Lindström J, Eriksson J, Ilanne-Parikka P, Aunola S, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction is associated with central obesity in persons with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabet Med 2011; 28:699-704. [PMID: 21388444 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in persons with previously diagnosed impaired glucose tolerance and to characterize associations between components of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study cohort. METHODS Two hundred and sixty-eight individuals with impaired glucose tolerance at baseline in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study, but not diagnosed with diabetes during follow-up, were studied for cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. At the second annual follow-up visit after the end of lifestyle intervention, we performed deep-breathing and active orthostatic tests to detect possible parasympathetic and sympathetic dysfunction. To describe metabolic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, an oral glucose tolerance test and assessments for HbA(1c,) serum lipids and blood pressure were carried out. RESULTS Prevalence of parasympathetic dysfunction was 25% and prevalence of sympathetic dysfunction was 6%, with no difference between the former intervention and control group participants or between men and women. Subjects with parasympathetic dysfunction were older, more obese (weight, waist circumference, body mass index) and had higher triglyceride concentration compared with those with normal parasympathetic function (P<0.01 for all). Parasympathetic dysfunction was not significantly associated with other characteristics of metabolic syndrome; for example, high cholesterol, glucose and insulin levels or HbA(1c) . Correlations between the Expiration/Inspiration (E/I) ratio (the longest heart beat duration in expiration divided by the shortest heart beat duration in inspiration) and measures reflecting obesity were statistically significant in the pooled population and in men but not in women. CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is common in persons with impaired glucose tolerance. Obesity, especially among men, seems to play an important role in the early pathogenesis of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy.
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- T Laitinen
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie2, Kuopio,
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According to general belief, diabetes-specific late complications may occur only in overt diabetes mellitus. Nevertheless, several clinical observations recognized that diabetes-specific microangiopathic complications (diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy) might be observed even in subjects with prediabetes. The results of non-pharmacological investigations documented that not only the incidence of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes but cardiovascular risk factors and microangiopathic late complications could also be decreased by life-style modification in subjects with prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance).
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- Zsuzsanna Putz
- Fovárosi Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Kórház III. Belgyógyászati Osztály Budapest Maglódi út 89-91.
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Thrainsdottir S, Malik RA, Rosén I, Jakobsson F, Bakhtadze E, Petersson J, Sundkvist G, Dahlin LB. Sural nerve biopsy may predict future nerve dysfunction. Acta Neurol Scand 2009; 120:38-46. [PMID: 19154542 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sural nerve pathology in peripheral neuropathy shows correlation with clinical findings and neurophysiological tests. The aim was to investigate progression of nerve dysfunction over time in relation to a baseline nerve biopsy. METHODS Baseline myelinated nerve fiber density (MNFD) was assessed in sural nerve biopsies from 10 men with type 2 diabetes, 10 with impaired and 10 with normal glucose tolerance. Nerve conduction and quantitative perception thresholds were estimated at baseline and follow-up (7-10 years later). RESULTS Subjects with low MNFD (< or = 4700 fibers/mm(2)) showed decline of peroneal amplitude (P < 0.02) and conduction velocity (P < 0.04), as well as median nerve sensory amplitude (P < 0.05) and motor conduction velocity (P < 0.04) from baseline to follow-up. In linear regression analyses, diabetes influenced decline of nerve conduction. MNFD correlated negatively with body mass index (r = -0.469; P < 0.02). CONCLUSION Low MNFD may predict progression of neurophysiological dysfunction and links obesity to myelinated nerve fiber loss.
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- S Thrainsdottir
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Neurology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Determination of nerve conduction abnormalities in patients with impaired glucose tolerance. Neurol Sci 2009; 30:281-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0089-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ziegler D, Rathmann W, Dickhaus T, Meisinger C, Mielck A. Neuropathic pain in diabetes, prediabetes and normal glucose tolerance: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Surveys S2 and S3. PAIN MEDICINE 2009; 10:393-400. [PMID: 19207236 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The prevalence of neuropathic pain in prediabetes and the associated risk factors in the general population are not known. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of neuropathic pain in subjects with diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or normal glucose tolerance (NGT). DESIGN Survey of neuropathic painful polyneuropathy assessed by the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument using its pain-relevant questions and an examination score cutpoint >2 in a diabetic and control population. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed in the control subjects. SETTING Population of the city of Augsburg and two surrounding counties. PATIENTS Subjects with diabetes (N = 195) and controls matched for age and sex (N = 198) from the population-based MONItoring trends and determinants in CArdiovascular/Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg (MONICA/KORA) Augsburg Surveys S2 and S3 aged 25-74 years. RESULTS Among the controls, 46 (23.2%) had IGT (either isolated or combined with IFG), 71 (35.9%) had isolated IFG, and 81 had NGT. The prevalence (95% confidence interval) of neuropathic pain was 13.3 (8.9-18.9)% in the diabetic subjects, 8.7 (2.4-20.0)% in those with IGT, 4.2 (0.9-11.9)% in those with IFG, and 1.2 (0.03-6.7)% in those with NGT (overall P = 0.003). In the entire population (N = 393), age, weight, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and diabetes were risk factors significantly associated with neuropathic pain, while in the diabetic group, these factors were age, weight, and PAD (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of neuropathic pain is two- to threefold increased in subjects with IGT and diabetes compared with those with isolated IFG. Apart from diabetes, the predominant risk factors are age, obesity, and PAD.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Putz Z, Tabák AG, Tóth N, Istenes I, Németh N, Gandhi RA, Hermányi Z, Keresztes K, Jermendy G, Tesfaye S, Kempler P. Noninvasive evaluation of neural impairment in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:181-3. [PMID: 18835942 PMCID: PMC2606810 DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate neural dysfunction in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS For this study, 46 subjects with IGT and 45 healthy volunteers underwent detailed neurological assessment. Cardiovascular autonomic function was assessed by standard cardiovascular reflex tests, and heart rate variability was characterized by the triangle index. Sensory nerve function was assessed using Neurometer (for current perception threshold) and Medoc devices. Peak plantar pressure was measured by dynamic pedobarography, and symptoms were graded using the neuropathy total symptom score. RESULTS Subjects with IGT had significantly greater abnormalities detected by four of five cardiovascular reflex tests and greater heart rate variability characterized by the triangle index. They had a higher frequency of both hyperesthesia and hypoesthesia as detected by current perception threshold testing at 5 Hz, as well as increased heat detection thresholds. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence that subclinical neural dysfunction is present in subjects with IGT and can be detected noninvasively. Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy may contribute to increased cardiovascular risk in IGT subjects.
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- Zsuzsanna Putz
- 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Cederlund RI, Thomsen N, Thrainsdottir S, Eriksson KF, Sundkvist G, Dahlin LB. Hand disorders, hand function, and activities of daily living in elderly men with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2009; 23:32-9. [PMID: 18413154 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to examine hand disorders, symptoms, overall hand function, activities of daily living (ADLs), and life satisfaction in elderly men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). METHODS Subjects were interviewed and evaluated with a battery of clinical and laboratory tests, including hand assessment, and a questionnaire. RESULTS HbA1c differed between groups (highest in DM, especially in long-term DM). Limited joint motion (LJM), for example, prayer sign and Dupuytren's contracture, was most common in individuals with DM, followed by individuals with IGT, as compared to those with NGT. Vibrotactile sense was impaired symmetrically in the index and little fingers in DM. However, there were no differences for sensibility, dexterity, grip strength, and cold intolerance between groups. Individuals with long-term (>15 years) DM were more affected regarding sensibility and ADL than individuals with short-term DM, who had more sleep disturbances. ADL difficulties were less among IGT subjects. Vibrotactile sense showed correlations with Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and static two-point discrimination. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Dupuytren's contracture and impaired vibrotactile sense in finger pulps occurred in patients with DM but not in those with IGT, although LJM occurred in both IGT and DM patients. A longer duration of DM was associated with more severe neuropathy and ADL difficulties. Life satisfaction was high, and hand disorders did not have a significant impact on ADL.
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- Ragnhild I Cederlund
- Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health Sciences, Vårdal Foundation, University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Ziegler D, Rathmann W, Meisinger C, Dickhaus T, Mielck A. Prevalence and risk factors of neuropathic pain in survivors of myocardial infarction with pre-diabetes and diabetes. The KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry. Eur J Pain 2008; 13:582-7. [PMID: 18782673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/27/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The lowest glycemic threshold for and the risk factors associated with neuropathic pain have not been established. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of neuropathic pain in survivors of myocardial infarction with diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Subjects aged 25-74 years with diabetes (n=214) and controls matched for age and sex (n=212) from the population-based KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg) Myocardial Infarction Registry were assessed for neuropathic pain by the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument using its pain-relevant questions and an examination score cutpoint >2. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed in the controls. Among the controls, 61 (28.8%) had IGT (either isolated or combined with IFG), 70 (33.0%) had isolated IFG, and 81 had NGT. The prevalence of neuropathic pain was 21.0% in the diabetic subjects, 14.8% in those with IGT, 5.7% in those with IFG, and 3.7% in those with NGT (overall p<0.001). In the entire population studied (n=426), age, waist circumference, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and diabetes were independent factors significantly associated with neuropathic pain, while in the diabetic group it was waist circumference, physical activity, and PAD (all p<0.05). In conclusion, the prevalence of neuropathic pain is relatively high among survivors of myocardial infarction with diabetes and IGT compared to those with isolated IFG and NGT. Associated cardiovascular risk factors including abdominal obesity and low physical activity may constitute targets to prevent neuropathic pain in this population.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute of Clinical Diabetes Research, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Yitmen I, Oflazoglu B, Işak B, Ciprut A, Akdaş F, Tanridag T, Us O. Brainstem auditory evoked potentials and middle latency auditory evoked potentials in patients with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabet Med 2008; 25:805-10. [PMID: 18644067 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The aim was to investigate the effects of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) on the central nervous system via brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) and middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs), and on the peripheral nervous system via nerve conduction studies (NCS). METHODS Thirty patients with IGT and 20 control subjects underwent NCS, BAEPs and MLAEPs. RESULTS Tibial distal motor latencies were significantly prolonged in the IGT group; no differences in other parameters, including BAEPs and MLAEPs, were observed between the IGT and control subjects. CONCLUSION Brainstem involvement may not be seen in IGT patients as in DM. The was no obvious electrophysiological finding indicating peripheral nervous system disfunction in our patients.
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- I Yitmen
- Departments of Neurology and Audiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Dahlin LB, Thrainsdottir S, Cederlund R, Thomsen NOB, Eriksson KF, Rosén I, Speidel T, Sundqvist G. Vibrotactile sense in median and ulnar nerve innervated fingers of men with Type 2 diabetes, normal or impaired glucose tolerance. Diabet Med 2008; 25:543-9. [PMID: 18346156 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02433.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To investigate vibrotactile sense (large fibre neuropathy) at different frequencies in index and little fingers (median and ulnar nerves, respectively) of subjects with diabetes, or impaired (IGT) or normal glucose tolerance (NGT). METHODS Vibration thresholds (tactilometry at seven frequencies (8, 16, 32, 64, 125, 250 and 500 Hz)) and median nerve function (electrophysiology) were examined in men (age 73.4 +/- 0.12 years; n = 58, mean +/- sd) with persistent NGT (n = 28) or IGT (n = 7) or with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 23) for > 15 years. RESULTS HbA1c was increased and vibrotactile sense (sensibility index) was impaired in index and little fingers in men with T2DM. Vibration thresholds were particularly increased at 16, 250 and 500 Hz in the little finger (ulnar nerve). T2DM subjects showed electrophysiological (gold standard) signs of neuropathy in the median nerve. Although subjects with persistent IGT had higher HbA1c, vibrotactile sensation and electrophysiology remained normal. HbA1c did not correlate with vibrotactile sense or electrophysiology, but the latter two correlated with respect to Z-score (sign of neuropathy) in forearm (NGT) and at wrist level (NGT and DM). CONCLUSIONS Vibration thresholds are increased in the finger pulps in T2DM subjects, particularly at specific frequencies in ulnar nerve innervated finger pulps. Neuropathy is not present in IGT. Tactilometry, with a multi-frequency approach, is a sensitive technique to screen for large fibre neuropathy in T2DM. Frequency-related changes may mirror dysfunction of various receptors.
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- L B Dahlin
- Department of CLinical Sciences in Malmö (Hand Surgery), Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
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Diabetes mellitus is associated with many different neuropathic syndromes, ranging from a mild sensory disturbance as can be seen in a diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy, to the debilitating pain and weakness of a diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy. The etiology of these syndromes has been studied extensively, and may vary among metabolic, compressive, and immunological bases for the different disorders, as well as mechanisms yet to be discovered. Many of these disorders of nerve appear to be separate conditions with different underlying mechanisms, and some are caused directly by diabetes mellitus, whereas others are associated with it but not caused by hyperglycemia. This article discusses a number of the more common disorders of nerve found with diabetes mellitus. It discusses the symmetrical neuropathies, particularly generalized diabetic polyneuropathy, and then the focal or asymmetrical types of diabetes-associated neuropathy.
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- Jennifer A Tracy
- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Ziegler D, Rathmann W, Dickhaus T, Meisinger C, Mielck A. Prevalence of polyneuropathy in pre-diabetes and diabetes is associated with abdominal obesity and macroangiopathy: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Surveys S2 and S3. Diabetes Care 2008; 31:464-9. [PMID: 18039804 DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE It is controversial whether there is a glycemic threshold above which polyneuropathy develops and which are the most important factors associated with polyneuropathy in the general population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of polyneuropathy in subjects with diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or normal glucose tolerance (NGT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Subjects with diabetes (n = 195) and control subjects matched for age and sex (n = 198) from the population-based MONICA (Monitoring Trends and Determinants on Cardiovascular Diseases)/KORA (Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg) Augsburg Surveys 1989/1990 (S2) and 1994/1995 (S3) aged 25-74 years were contacted again and assessed in 1997/1998 by the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument using a score cut point >2. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed in the control subjects. RESULTS Among the control subjects, 46 (23.2%) had IGT, 71 (35.9%) had IFG, and 81 had NGT. The prevalence of polyneuropathy was 28.0% in the diabetic subjects, 13.0% in those with IGT, 11.3% in those with IFG, and 7.4% in those with NGT (P <or= 0.05 for diabetes vs. NGT, IFG, and IGT). In the entire population studied (n = 393), age, waist circumference, and diabetes were independent factors significantly associated with polyneuropathy, whereas in the diabetic group polyneuropathy was associated with age, waist circumference, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of polyneuropathy is slightly increased in individuals with IGT and IFG compared with those with NGT. The association with waist circumference and PAD suggests that the latter and abdominal obesity may constitute important targets for strategies to prevent diabetic polyneuropathy.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical Diabetes Research, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Length-dependent polyneuropathy has long been recognized as a frequent complication of diabetes. A decade of observational and epidemiologic studies support the concept that intermittent hyperglycemia or insulin resistance associated with prediabetes may be sufficient to damage distal nerves. Features of the metabolic syndrome have been implicated as independent neuropathy risk factors in large population-based studies of diabetic patients. Preferential injury to small unmyelinated nerves is suggested by prominent neuropathic pain, predominant sensory injury, and early autonomic dysfunction. Small uncontrolled trials suggest that diet and exercise may transiently improve distal nerve function and neuropathy symptoms in these patients. Patients with prediabetes neuropathy may permit greater insight into the balance between distal axonal injury and nerve regenerative capacity that determines neuropathy progression, and will be good candidates for evaluation of rational therapy based on known pathophysiology of hyperglycemic neuropathy.
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- J Rob Singleton
- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, 1900 East, 30 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Ling S, Conwit R, Ferrucci L. Physiological correlates of age-related decline in vibrotactile sensitivity. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 29:765-73. [PMID: 17222481 PMCID: PMC2443410 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to describe age-related changes in vibrotactile sensitivity in participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging and to identify factors that are associated with impairment in vibrotactile sensitivity independent of age. Participants (n=523, age: 26-95 years) underwent measurements of vibration perception threshold (VPT, 100Hz) under the 2nd metatarsal head, glucose tolerance, serum inflammatory markers, nerve conduction parameters, movement time and cognition. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to identify factors that predicted VPT independent of age. Structural equation modeling was used to describe relationships between these variables. VPT was progressively higher with older age. Adjusting for age and height, VPT was similar in men and women and the slope of age-related decline was similar in the two genders. Age, height, peroneal nerve conduction velocity and peroneal nerve amplitude were independent predictors of VPT. Structural equation model demonstrated a direct relationship between peripheral nerve function and VPT. Height and circulating inflammatory markers may influence age-related decline in vibrotactile sensitivity through their negative impacts on peripheral nerve function.
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- Nandini Deshpande
- Longitudinal Study Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, Harbor Hospital, 3001 S. Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD 21225, USA.
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Singleton JR, Smith AG. Therapy insight: neurological complications of prediabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 2:276-82. [PMID: 16932564 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stroke and peripheral neuropathy are recognized neurological complications of diabetes. Increasing epidemiological evidence also implicates the prediabetic state of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) as a risk factor for cerebrovascular events and peripheral neuropathy. Data linking IGT to cognitive decline or deficits, however, are less robust. IGT is one component of metabolic syndrome, together with central obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and reduced HDL. Each component of metabolic syndrome is an independent risk factor for stroke, but hyperglycemia might be more important than other components in the pathogenesis of neuropathy. Goal-driven diet and exercise regimens, together with pharmacological treatment of hyperlipidemia and hypertension, reduce stroke risk, but the effect of these interventions on neuropathy has not been fully explored.
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Khattab AD, Ali IS, Rawlings B. Peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients selected from a primary care setting: Implications for nursing practice. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR NURSING 2005; 23:139-48. [PMID: 16326332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2005.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Revised: 09/17/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although the care of patients with diabetes is increasingly provided in primary care, there is relatively little information on the prevalence and long-term progression of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetic populations selected from primary care settings. The aims of this study were to investigate prevalence and progression of PAD in 146 diabetic patients, and to compare mortality with 113 nondiabetic controls over a 7-year period. The prevalence of PAD in individual pedal arteries varied between 28.6% in the right posterior tibial artery to 48.8% in the left peroneal artery. During the 7-year period, 34.25% of the diabetic subjects died, and 17.5% moved to other locations. Of the remaining 70 patients, 35 (50%) showed no change in ankle-brachial index and 35 (50%) did show change. Comparison of risk factors between those who did and did not show evidence of progression revealed (1) a strong, significant, independent association between hyperglycemia (measured by plasma HbA1c) and progression of PAD among the diabetic population; and (2) a strong association between progression of the disease and family history of diabetes and ischemic vascular disease. There was a high death rate (34.25%) among the diabetic group, which was greater than for the age- and sex-matched nondiabetic controls (13.2%) drawn from the same practice. This high mortality was significantly related (P < .001) to the presence of PAD identified during first-year assessment. Once PAD develops in association with diabetes the long-term prognosis is poor and carries a high mortality rate mainly because of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Both progression and mortality were significantly related to poor diabetic control. The role of the primary care nurse in assessing such patients by using Doppler-assisted measurements is one that should be expanded with the massive increase in the number of diabetic patients in the coming years.
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- Ahmed D Khattab
- Department of Nursing, Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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Gottsäter A, Kangro M, Sundkvist G. Early parasympathetic neuropathy associated with elevated fasting plasma C-peptide concentrations and late parasympathetic neuropathy with hyperglycaemia and other microvascular complications. Diabet Med 2004; 21:1304-9. [PMID: 15569133 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01340.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To examine the relationship between parasympathetic neuropathy, hyperinsulinaemia, glycaemic control (HbA(1c)), and future diabetic complications. METHODS We assessed parasympathetic nerve function [expiration/inspiration (E/I) ratio], glomerular filtration rate (GFR), glycaemic control (HbA(1c)), fasting plasma (f-p-) C-peptide in 82 Type 2 diabetic patients (age 61 +/- 1 years) 5 and 12-15 years after diagnosis. Diabetic retinopathy was assessed 15 years after diagnosis. RESULTS High HbA(1c) values in the first study were associated with retinopathy (with 8.6 +/- 2.0 vs. without retinopathy 6.2 +/- 1.9%; P < 0.0001) and disturbed parasympathetic nerve function (low E/I ratio; r(s) = -0.41; P = 0.0061) in the second study, as well as with deteriorations in GFR between the first and second study (r(s) = 0.62; P < 0.0001). Patients with parasympathetic neuropathy in the first study had significantly higher f-p-C-peptide concentrations than those without 3 years (1.20 +/- 0.43 vs. 0.86 +/- 0.40 nmol/l; P = 0.0015) and 5 years (1.20 +/- 0.44 vs. 0.82 +/- 0.33 nmol/l; P < 0.0001), but not 15 years after diagnosis. CONCLUSION High HbA(1c) values 5 years after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes were associated with retinopathy, disturbed parasympathetic nerve function, and deterioration in GFR 7-10 years later. Parasympathetic neuropathy 5 years after diagnosis was associated with high C-peptide concentrations. Parasympathetic nerve function has to be considered when beta-cell function is evaluated. Hyperglycaemia is an important factor for the development of complications in Type 2 diabetes.
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- A Gottsäter
- Department of Vascular Diseases, University of Lund, University Hospital MAS, Malmo, Sweden.
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Freccero C, Svensson H, Bornmyr S, Wollmer P, Sundkvist G. Sympathetic and parasympathetic neuropathy are frequent in both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care 2004; 27:2936-41. [PMID: 15562210 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.12.2936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of sympathetic versus parasympathetic neuropathy among type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS There were 43 patients with type 1 and 17 with type 2 diabetes who were investigated. Sympathetic nerve function was assessed by measurement of the vasoconstriction (VAC) index by laser Doppler perfusion imaging of a locally heated finger followed by indirect cooling. Parasympathetic nerve function was assessed by R-R interval variation during deep breathing as measured by the expiration/inspiration (E/I) ratio. Results were expressed as age-corrected z scores in SD; VAC index >1.64 SD and E/I ratio <-1.64 SD were considered abnormal. RESULTS VAC index was abnormal in 40% with type 1 and 41% with type 2 diabetes, whereas the E/I ratio was abnormal in 42% with type 1 and 65% with type 2 diabetes. There was a clear association between VAC index and E/I ratio among type 1 (rs=0.525; P=0.0002) but not among type 2 (rs=0.10) diabetic patients. Among type 2 diabetic patients, the degree of dysfunction was most severe regarding parasympathetic function (P=0.0167). CONCLUSIONS Sympathetic and parasympathetic neuropathy were frequent in both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. However, there was a difference between the two types of diabetes. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve functions correlated in type 1 but not in type 2 diabetic patients. The explanation for this discrepancy might be that parasympathetic nerve function was most severely affected among type 2 diabetic patients.
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- Carolin Freccero
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, S-20502 Malmö, Sweden.
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Thrainsdottir S, Malik RA, Dahlin LB, Wiksell P, Eriksson KF, Rosén I, Petersson J, Greene DA, Sundkvist G. Endoneurial capillary abnormalities presage deterioration of glucose tolerance and accompany peripheral neuropathy in man. Diabetes 2003; 52:2615-22. [PMID: 14514647 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.10.2615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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To explore whether microangiopathy is associated with disturbed glucose tolerance and peripheral neuropathy, we assessed endoneurial capillary morphology in sural nerve biopsies from men with diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Baseline morphology was related to glucose tolerance and neuropathy at baseline and at follow-up 6 years later. Capillary density (in number per millimeters squared) at baseline was higher in subjects with diabetes (n = 10) compared with those with NGT (n = 5) at follow-up (median [interquartile range]) (86.0 [24.3] vs. 54.9 [17.1]; P = 0.0200) and in those progressing from IGT to diabetes (n = 4) compared with those with persistent IGT (n = 4) (86.7 [25.2] vs. 54.1 [14.6]; P = 0.0433). The capillary luminal area (in micrometers squared) was lower in subjects with NGT progressing to IGT (n = 2) or subjects with IGT progressing to diabetes (n = 3) compared with subjects with constant NGT (n = 6) or constant IGT (n = 4) (11.9 [2.4] vs. 20.8 [7.8]; P = 0.0201). The capillary basement membrane area (in micrometers squared) was increased in patients with peripheral neuropathy (n = 10) compared with those without (n = 7) (114.6 [68.8] vs. 75.3 [28.7]; P = 0.0084). In conclusion, increased capillary density was associated with current or future diabetes, decreased capillary luminal area with future deterioration in glucose tolerance, and increased basement membrane area with peripheral neuropathy.
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- Soley Thrainsdottir
- Department of Neurology, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Singleton JR, Smith AG, Bromberg MB. Increased prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance in patients with painful sensory neuropathy. Diabetes Care 2001; 24:1448-53. [PMID: 11473085 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.24.8.1448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize a cohort of patients with neuropathy and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) but no other identifiable cause of neuropathy. Of patients with diabetes, 10% have peripheral neuropathy at the time of their diagnosis, suggesting that axonal injury may occur early in the course of glucose intolerance. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) revised diagnostic criteria to recognize IGT (a serum glucose between 140 and 200 mg/dl in a 2-h oral glucose tolerance test [OGTT]) as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of development of diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using revised ADA criteria for diabetes and IGT, we prospectively evaluated 107 sequential patients with idiopathic neuropathy. RESULTS A total of 13 of the 107 patients had diabetes, whereas 36 (34%) had IGT, nearly three times the prevalence in age-matched control subjects (P < 0.01). OGTT was often elevated, whereas both fasting plasma glucose and HbA(1c) were normal. Comparing patients with diabetes, IGT, or normal OGTT, age and BMI were similar. However, painful sensory symptoms were more common in patients with IGT and diabetes, and family history of neuropathy was significantly more common in normoglycemic patients. Electrodiagnostic findings of axonal injury were less severe in patients with IGT and were more likely to be confined to sensory fibers than in patients with diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that IGT may cause or contribute to small-fiber neuropathy, which is similar in phenotype to the painful sensory neuropathy commonly encountered in diabetes. Two-hour OGTT is more sensitive than other measures of glucose handling in screening these patients.
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- J R Singleton
- Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
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Foss CH, Vestbo E, Frøland A, Gjessing HJ, Mogensen CE, Damsgaard EM. Autonomic neuropathy in nondiabetic offspring of type 2 diabetic subjects is associated with urinary albumin excretion rate and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure: the Fredericia Study. Diabetes 2001; 50:630-6. [PMID: 11246884 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.3.630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of parental type 2 diabetes on the autonomic nervous system and to determine whether autonomic neuropathy is present and associated with changes in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (AMBP) and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) in nondiabetic subjects with parental type 2 diabetes. We examined 223 nondiabetic offspring of type 2 diabetic subjects and a control group of 258 offspring of nondiabetic subjects. The autonomic nervous system was assessed by three cardiovascular reflex tests, 24-h AMBP was measured with an oscillometric recorder (90207; Spacelabs, Redmond, WA), and UAER was determined through three overnight urine samples. The subjects with parental type 2 diabetes had significantly lower heart rate variation in all three bedside tests (P < 0.01) than subjects without parental diabetes. The prevalence of autonomic neuropathy in the nondiabetic offspring with parental type 2 diabetes (6.7%) was significantly (P < 0.01) higher compared with the control group (1.6%). Autonomic neuropathy was associated with a higher fasting insulin level (P < 0.05), higher UAER (P < 0.001), higher 24-h mean AMBP (P < 0.01), and reduced diurnal blood pressure variation (P < 0.001) after adjustment for age, sex, and BMI. In conclusion, parental type 2 diabetes was found to be associated with alterations in the autonomic nervous system in nondiabetic subjects. The presence of autonomic neuropathy in subjects with parental type 2 diabetes was associated with higher UAER, fasting insulin level, and 24-h AMBP and a reduced diurnal blood pressure variation. This study indicates that parental type 2 diabetes has an impact on the cardiac autonomic function in nondiabetic subjects.
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- C H Foss
- Medical Department M, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Sundkvist G, Dahlin LB, Nilsson H, Eriksson KF, Lindgärde F, Rosén I, Lattimer SA, Sima AA, Sullivan K, Greene DA. Sorbitol and myo-inositol levels and morphology of sural nerve in relation to peripheral nerve function and clinical neuropathy in men with diabetic, impaired, and normal glucose tolerance. Diabet Med 2000; 17:259-68. [PMID: 10821291 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS Sorbitol and myo-inositol levels and morphology of sural nerve were compared with nerve function and clinical neuropathy in men with diabetic, impaired (IGT), and normal glucose tolerance. METHODS After neurography of sural nerve and determinations of sensory thresholds for vibration, warm and cold on the foot, whole nerve sural nerve biopsy was performed in 10 men with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, 10 with IGT, and 10 with normal glucose tolerance. Polyol levels were assessed by gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. RESULTS Sural nerve amplitudes were significantly lower and sorbitol levels significantly higher in diabetic patients (median (interquartile range)) (3.7 (3.5) microV and 643 (412) pmol/mg protein, respectively) both compared with IGT (11.3 (10.6)microV; P = 0.04 and 286 (83) pmol/mg protein; P = 0.0032, respectively) and normally glucose tolerant (10.0 (11.6); P = 0.0142 and 296 (250) pmol/mg protein; P = 0.0191, respectively) subjects. There were no differences in nerve morphology between the three groups. Nerve myo-inositol levels correlated, however, positively with cluster density (rs = 0.56; P = 0.0054). In diabetic and IGT subjects, sural nerve amplitudes (2.6 (3.8) vs. 12.1 (10.6) microV; P = 0.0246) and myelinated nerve fibre density (MNFD; 4,076 (1091) vs. 5,219 (668) nerve fibres/mm2; P = 0.0021) were significantly lower in nine subjects with clinical neuropathy than in 10 without. CONCLUSIONS Nerve degeneration (i.e. MNFD) correlated with clinical neuropathy but not with glucose tolerance status whereas nerve myo-inositol levels positively correlated with signs of nerve regeneration (i.e. increased cluster density).
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- G Sundkvist
- Department of Endocrinology, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
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Franse LV, Valk GD, Dekker JH, Heine RJ, van Eijk JT. 'Numbness of the feet' is a poor indicator for polyneuropathy in Type 2 diabetic patients. Diabet Med 2000; 17:105-10. [PMID: 10746479 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To identify neuropathic sensory symptoms associated with a clinical neurological examination (CNE) and to investigate whether these symptoms could be used as a diagnostic or screening tool for diabetic polyneuropathy in general practice. METHODS Five hundred and eighty-eight patients with Type 2 diabetes, recruited from 26 general practices in the Netherlands, underwent a CNE and completed a diabetes symptom checklist that included 10 items on neuropathic sensory symptoms. Linear regression analyses were performed to assess the association between neuropathic symptoms and CNE. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were created to assess the diagnostic properties of neuropathic symptoms. RESULTS In this population, with a mean age of 66.8 years, 32% were identified with diabetic polyneuropathy according to the CNE. Variables that showed the strongest association with CNE score were age (beta = 0.41), symptoms of sensory alteration (beta = 0.27), and the item 'numbness of the feet' (beta = 0.35) in particular. ROC curves showed that prediction of diabetic polyneuropathy from these symptoms was unsatisfying. The sensitivity and specificity of daily symptoms of 'numbness of the feet' were 28% and 93%, respectively, in patients <68 years, and 22% and 92%, respectively, in patients > or =68 years. CONCLUSIONS Identification of neuropathic sensory symptoms is not useful as a diagnostic or even a screening tool in the assessment of diabetic neuropathy in daily practice. Therefore, the results reported in this paper mandate an annual foot examination by the general practitioner.
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- L V Franse
- Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gottsäter A, Ahmed M, Fernlund P, Sundkvist G. Autonomic neuropathy in Type 2 diabetic patients is associated with hyperinsulinaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia. Diabet Med 1999; 16:49-54. [PMID: 10229293 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.1999.00001.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To clarify whether parasympathetic neuropathy in Type 2 diabetic patients is associated with features of the insulin resistance syndrome. METHODS Blood pressures, glycaemic control (HbA1c), plasma lipids, residual beta-cell function (fasting plasma C-peptide), autonomic nerve function, urinary albumin excretion and glomerular filtration rate (Cr-EDTA clearance) were evaluated in 82 Type 2 diabetic patients (age 63+/-years) 5 years after diagnosis of diabetes. RESULTS Parasympathetic neuropathy (an abnormal age corrected E/I ratio) was found in 24/82 (29%) patients. After adjustment for body mass index (BMI), patients with parasympathetic neuropathy had elevated fasting plasma C-peptide (P < 0.001) and triglyceride (Tg) (P < 0.05) levels compared with patients without parasympathetic neuropathy. In addition, the age corrected E/I ratio correlated inversely with Tg (r=-0.31; P<0.01) and fasting plasma C-peptide (r=-0.32; P < 0.01) in the Type 2 diabetic patients. CONCLUSION Autonomic neuropathy 5 years after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes is associated with an unfavourable metabolic risk profile.
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- A Gottsäter
- Department of Vascular and Renal Diseases, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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de Kanter M, Lilja B, Elmståhl S, Eriksson KF, Sundkvist G. A prospective study of orthostatic blood pressure in diabetic patients. Clin Auton Res 1998; 8:189-93. [PMID: 9791738 DOI: 10.1007/bf02267780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To clarify whether orthostatic blood pressure is affected by the type of diabetes, cardiac autonomic neuropathy, and the duration of diabetes, orthostatic blood pressure (passive 90 degrees tilt) was evaluated in 102 patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), 51 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and in 238 control subjects in a first study followed up after 8 to 17 years. The heart rate reaction during deep breathing (E/I ratio) and to tilt (acceleration and brake indices) assessed cardiac autonomic function. In the first study, the lowest systolic blood pressure (LSBP) and the lowest diastolic blood pressure (LDBP) after tilt were significantly lower in IDDM patients compared with NIDDM patients (p < 0.001 for LSBP and p < 0.05 for LDBP) and controls (p < 0.001). LDBP was, however, also significantly lower (p < 0.05) in NIDDM patients than in controls. Hence, although most severe in IDDM, LDBP was disturbed in both types of diabetes. In IDDM, a low E/I ratio was associated with disturbed orthostatic blood pressure. At follow-up examinations, orthostatic blood pressure deteriorated in NIDDM but not in IDDM patients. In conclusion, LSBP and LDBP were impaired in IDDM patients compared with NIDDM and control subjects; however, LDBP was also impaired in NIDDM patients compared with controls. When the duration of diabetes increased, orthostatic blood pressure deteriorated in NIDDM but not in IDDM patients.
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- M de Kanter
- Department of Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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Rezende KF, Melo A, Pousada J, Rezende ZF, Santos NL, Gomes I. [Autonomic neuropathy in patients with impaired glucose tolerance]. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 1997; 55:703-11. [PMID: 9629328 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000500005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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UNLABELLED Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a clinical situation characterized by mild hyperglycemia, which is estimated to afflict 7.8% of the Brazilian population. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication in diabetes mellitus and it is related to morbidity and lethality in this disease. The association between IGT and peripheral neuropathy is still a matter of great concern. PURPOSE AND METHOD In order to determine if IGT is associated with autonomic neuropathy a cross-sectional study in 44 patients with impaired glucose tolerance test (Group 1) was performed. The patients were compared to 43 control individuals (Group 2). Every patient in each group underwent anamnesis and standardized autonomic tests which consisted of heart frequency test, Valsalva maneuver, postural test and sinus arrhythmia. Routine hematologic exams as well as GTT were also made. RESULTS Patients in group 1 had more systemic arterial hypertension, centripetal obesity, fasting and post-feeding hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia when compared with group 2. When we analysed the autonomic tests, the sinus arrhythmia test was abnormal in 54.5% of the patients in group 1 and in 32.5% in group 2 (p = 0.0039) and the Valsalva maneuver was abnormal in 34.1% of group 1 and in 7% of group 2 (p = 0.004). The postural test was not different in both groups (p = 0.334). CONCLUSION Our results show that the involvement of the autonomic nervous system was more frequent in patients with IGT when compared to controls. These findings can explain the increased lethality due to vasculopathies observed in this group of patients and also alert physicians to care for patients with impaired glucose tolerance test.
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- K F Rezende
- Serviço de Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFSE)
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Sundkvist G, Lilja B, Nilsson H, Nilsson JA, Rosén I. Peripheral nerve dysfunction is reflected by loss of ankle reflexes but not by autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients. Muscle Nerve 1997; 20:740-3. [PMID: 9149082 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199706)20:6<740::aid-mus12>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- G Sundkvist
- Department of Endocrinology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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Nilsson H, Bergström B, Lilja B, Juul-Möller S, Carlsson J, Sundkvist G. Prospective study of autonomic nerve function in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients: 24 hour heart rate variation and plasma motilin levels disturbed in parasympathetic neuropathy. Diabet Med 1995; 12:1015-21. [PMID: 8582123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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To clarify the impact of autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients, we have conducted a prospective study of 58 Type 1 and 51 Type 2 diabetic patients (investigated at baseline, after 4, and after 7 years). In Type 1 diabetic patients, the sympathetic nerve function (orthostatic acceleration and brake indices) and in Type 2 patients, parasympathetic nerve function (R-R interval variation; E/l ratio) deteriorated during 7 years of prospective observation. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy were associated with signs of autonomic neuropathy (low brake indices) in Type 1 but not in Type 2 diabetic patients. In the latest assessment 24 h ECG recording was performed and blood samples assayed for neuropeptide Y (NPY) and motilin were obtained. Type 1 diabetic patients with parasympathetic neuropathy (abnormal E/l ratio) showed significantly lower SD value (less variation in the R-R intervals; 29 [17] vs 50 [16], [mean (interquartile range)]; p = 0.001) and higher postprandial plasma motilin values (70 [20] pmol l-1 vs 50 [15] pmol l-1; p < 0.01) than patients with normal parasympathetic nerve function. In Type 2 diabetic patients, sympathetic neuropathy (low brake indices) was associated with an increased frequency of ventricular extra systolic beats during 24 h ECG recording (rs = 0.65; p < 0.01). Postprandial plasma NPY levels were not associated with disturbed autonomic nerve function.
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- H Nilsson
- Department of Endocrinology, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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