The role of dietary non-heme iron load and peripheral nerve inflammation in the development of peripheral neuropathy (PN) in obese non-diabetic leptin-deficient ob/ob mice.
DISCUSSION: Our data suggest that dietary non-heme iron deficiency may be a modulating factor in the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathy in obese ob/ob mice with metabolic syndrome. Once the mechanisms can be further elucidated, how low dietary iron augments peripheral nerve degeneration and dysfunction via pro-inflammatory pathways and new therapeutic strategies could be developed.
ABBREVIATIONS: CMAP: compound muscle action potential; cSNCV: compound sensory nerve conduction velocity; IENFD: intraepidermal nerve fiber density; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; MetS: metabolic syndrome; MNCV: motor conduction velocity; NCV: nerve conduction velocity; PN: peripheral neuropathy; PNS: peripheral nervous system; STZ: streptozotocin; T2D: type 2 diabetes mellitus; TNF alpha: tumor necrosis factor alpha; WHO: World Health Organization.
PMID: 30638160 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research
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