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Year : 2010  |  Volume : 42  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 129--134

Animal models and biomarkers of neuropathy in diabetic rodents

AS Shaikh, RS Somani 
 Department of Pharmacology, Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Pune - 411 041, India

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R S Somani
Department of Pharmacology, Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Pune - 411 041
India

Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a multifactor complication of diabetes. It is a late finding in type 1 diabetes, but can be an early finding in type 2 diabetes. The cause of DN is still unclear and, like other complications of diabetes, it may be the result of various pathological conditions. Animal models and biomarkers of DN have been extensively used in neuropathic research. The most useful model of DN should exhibit the key feature present in human pathology. Diabetic rodents show behavioral, functional, structural and molecular biomarkers and they are widely used as models to investigate the etiology of DN as well as to screen the efficacy of the potential therapeutic interventions. We have reviewed the different animal models and biomarkers of neuropathy in diabetic rodents of either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.


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Shaikh A S, Somani R S. Animal models and biomarkers of neuropathy in diabetic rodents.Indian J Pharmacol 2010;42:129-134


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Shaikh A S, Somani R S. Animal models and biomarkers of neuropathy in diabetic rodents. Indian J Pharmacol [serial online] 2010 [cited 2023 Sep 21 ];42:129-134
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