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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
8
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-11-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
Hyperactivity of nociceptive C-fibers has been recently described in diabetic BB/Wistar rats. This study assesses the association of hyperalgesia, using an analgesy-meter, with elevated glycosylated haemoglobin levels in three animal models of diabetic and nutritional neuropathies: Psammomys obesus (sand rat), streptozotocin-treated and galactose-fed rats. Pain threshold measurements (paw pressure test) and motor nerve conduction velocities were recorded in controls (n = 75), hyperinsulinaemic (n = 16), insulin-deficient (n = 46) und galactosaemic (n = 12) animals. The reproducibility of the paw pressure test, evaluated by a correlation coefficient, was statistically significant (p less than 0.001). When compared with their controls (396 +/- 18 g), the average pain threshold in young diabetic sand rats (309 +/- 17 g) was found to be markedly reduced and to correlate inversely (p less than 0.001) with their respective HbA1c levels (mean 4.9 versus 7.4%). Acute, subacute and chronic streptozotocin-diabetic rats displayed a reduction of pain threshold (p less than 0.001) associated with slowed motor nerve conduction velocities (p less than 0.001). Similarly, galactose-feeding over 4 weeks resulted in an elevation of glycosylated haemoglobin levels with significant (p less than 0.001) reductions of pain threshold and motor nerve conduction velocity. It is concluded that hyperalgesia is a constant feature of sensory dysfunction in spontaneous and experimental models of diabetic neuropathy.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0012-186X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
30
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
653-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Arvicolinae,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Diabetic Neuropathies,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Hyperalgesia,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Hyperesthesia,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Rats, Inbred Strains,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Sensory Thresholds,
pubmed-meshheading:2820821-Synaptic Transmission
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pubmed:year |
1987
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hyperalgesia in spontaneous and experimental animal models of diabetic neuropathy.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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