AP Mizisin, Y Vu, M Shuff, NA Calcutt - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) protein and bioactivity are reduced in the
peripheral nerve of hyperglycemic rats with a cause related to metabolism of
hexose sugars by aldose reductase. Here the efficacy of CNTF treatment ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
NA Calcutt, JD Freshwater, AP Mizisin - Diabetologia, 2004 - Springer Aims/hypothesis. Sensory neuropathy in diabetic pa- tients frequently presents
itself as progressive loss of thermal perception, while some patients describe
con- current spontaneous pain, allodynia or hyperalgesia. Diabetic rats ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
NA Calcutt, D Muir, HC Powell, AP Mizisin - Brain research, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov This study examined the levels of ciliary neuronotrophic factor (CNTF)-like
activity in the sciatic nerve of rats with short-term streptozotocin-induced
diabetes or dietary supplementation with 40% galactose. CNTF-like activity, ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - All 3 versions
NE Cameron, MA Cotter - Experimental neurology, 2007 - Elsevier Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a member of the neuropoietic cytokine family and has a
multifunctional biological role in regulating the immune response, acute phase
reactions, and hematopoiesis. IL-6 is also important in neural development ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 3 versions
AP Mizisin, NA Calcutt, PS DiStefano, A … - Diabetes, 1997 - Am Diabetes Assoc The impact of exaggerated polyol pathway flux on ciliary neurotrophic factor
(CNTF)-like bioactivity and expression of CNTF in rat sciatic nerve was examined
after 2 months of galactose intoxication. Polyol content was elevated (P < ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
NA Calcutt, CG Jolivalt, P Fernyhough - Current Drug Targets, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract: There has been a rapid growth in appreciation of the diverse array of
neurotrophic factors, growth factors and other biological molecules that have
the capacity to support adult neurons and direct reparative processes after ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
NA Calcutt - Methods in Molecular Medicine, 2004 - Springer Summary The procedures to induce insulin-deficient diabetes in rats using
streptozotocin are described along with a number of insulin treatment regimes
that can be used to maintain these animals at different degrees of glycemia ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
P Fernyhough, WJ Brewster, K Fernandes, LT … - Brain research, 1998 - Elsevier In rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes, we measured increased (by 61%;
P<0.05) mRNA for nerve growth factor (NGF) in the iris together with increased
(by 82%; P<0.05) mRNA for preprotachykinin (the substance P precursor) in ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 6 versions
E Andriambeloson, C Baillet, PA Vitte, G … - Neuropathology, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com Neuropathy is the most severe and the least understood complication of diabetes.
We investigated the potential neuroprotective effect of IL-6 therapy in an
experimental model of diabetic neuropathy. A single iv injection of ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
T Hasegawa, A Kosaki, K Shimizu, H … - Experimental neurology, 2006 - Elsevier This study was performed in order to evaluate the angiogenic effect of
implantation of either peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) or bone
marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) on diabetic peripheral neuropathy. ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 4 versions