Abstract
Worldwide, diabetes and its complications are major causes of morbidity, decreased quality of life, mortality and increasing health care costs. Patients with diabetes attempt to control blood pressure, lipids and blood glucose levels to decrease their risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Even with control of these risk factors for vascular disease, many patients still develop complications. Targeted therapies to the underlying mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy are essential to slow the progression of the disease. This review describes the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of DPN. Additionally, new therapies and the complex etiology that contributes to the development of diabetic neuropathy are described (oxidative stress, hyperglycemia, advanced glycated end products, autoimmunity, neurotrophic factors and protein kinase C β).
Keywords: advanced glycated end product (AGE), Hyperglycaemia, vascular damage, Protein kinase C beta, mitogenactivated protein kinase
Current Diabetes Reviews
Title: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Case for Diabetic Neurovascular Function as an Essential Component
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
Author(s): Keri A. Kles and Aaron I. Vinik
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Keywords: advanced glycated end product (AGE), Hyperglycaemia, vascular damage, Protein kinase C beta, mitogenactivated protein kinase
Abstract: Worldwide, diabetes and its complications are major causes of morbidity, decreased quality of life, mortality and increasing health care costs. Patients with diabetes attempt to control blood pressure, lipids and blood glucose levels to decrease their risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Even with control of these risk factors for vascular disease, many patients still develop complications. Targeted therapies to the underlying mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy are essential to slow the progression of the disease. This review describes the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of DPN. Additionally, new therapies and the complex etiology that contributes to the development of diabetic neuropathy are described (oxidative stress, hyperglycemia, advanced glycated end products, autoimmunity, neurotrophic factors and protein kinase C β).
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Kles A. Keri and Vinik I. Aaron, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Case for Diabetic Neurovascular Function as an Essential Component, Current Diabetes Reviews 2006; 2 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339906776818569
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339906776818569 |
Print ISSN 1573-3998 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6417 |
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