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ArticlePloS one2015

An early diagnostic tool for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in rats.

Shoista Kambiz, Johan W van Neck, Saniye G Cosgun, Marit H N van Velzen, Joop A M J L Janssen, Naim Avazverdi, Steven E R Hovius, Erik T Walbeehm

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shoista KambizDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Dept. of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Johan W van NeckDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Saniye G CosgunDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Dept. of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marit H N van VelzenDept. of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Experimental Anesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Joop A M J L JanssenDept. of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Naim AvazverdiDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Steven E R HoviusDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik T WalbeehmDept. of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The skin's rewarming rate of diabetic patients is used as a diagnostic tool for early diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy. At present, the relationship between microvascular changes in the skin and diabetic neuropathy is unclear in streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the skin rewarming rate in diabetic rats is related to microvascular changes and whether this is accompanied by changes observed in classical diagnostic methods for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Computer-assisted infrared thermography was used to assess the rewarming rate after cold exposure on the plantar skin of STZ diabetic rats' hind paws. Peripheral neuropathy was determined by the density of intra-epidermal nerve fibers (IENFs), mechanical sensitivity, and electrophysiological recordings. Data were obtained in diabetic rats at four, six, and eight weeks after the induction of diabetes and in controls. Four weeks after the induction of diabetes, a delayed rewarming rate, decreased skin blood flow and decreased density of IENFs were observed. However, the mechanical hyposensitivity and decreased motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) developed 6 and 8 weeks after the induction of diabetes. Our study shows that the skin rewarming rate is related to microvascular changes in diabetic rats. Moreover, the skin rewarming rate is a non-invasive method that provides more information for an earlier diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy than the classical monofilament test and MNCV in STZ induced diabetic rats.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightCold TemperatureDiabetic NeuropathiesElectrophysiological PhenomenaEpidermisFemaleMicrovesselsOxygenPancreasPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1RatsRegional Blood FlowSkin TemperatureBlood GlucoseOxygenPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

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PMCPMC4436028
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