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BTBR ob/ob mice as a novel diabetic neuropathy model: Neurological characterization and gene expression analyses.


ABSTRACT: Given the lack of treatments for diabetic neuropathy (DN), a common diabetic complication, accurate disease models are necessary. Characterization of the leptin-deficient BTBR ob/ob mouse, a type 2 diabetes model, demonstrated that the mice develop robust diabetes coincident with severe neuropathic features, including nerve conduction deficits and intraepidermal nerve fiber loss by 9 and 13 weeks of age, respectively, supporting its use as a DN model. To gain insight into DN mechanisms, we performed microarray analysis on sciatic nerve from BTBR ob/ob mice, identifying 1503 and 642 differentially expressed genes associated with diabetes at 5 and 13 weeks, respectively. Further analyses identified overrepresentation of inflammation and immune-related functions in BTBR ob/ob mice, which interestingly were more highly represented at 5 weeks, an observation that may suggest a contributory role in DN onset. To complement the gene expression analysis, we demonstrated that protein levels of select cytokines were significantly upregulated at 13 weeks in BTBR ob/ob mouse sciatic nerve. Furthermore, we compared our array data to that from an established DN model, the C57BKS db/db mouse, which reflected a common dysregulation of inflammatory and immune-related pathways. Together, our data demonstrate that BTBR ob/ob mice develop rapid and robust DN associated with dysregulated inflammation and immune-related processes.

SUBMITTER: O'Brien PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416075 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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BTBR ob/ob mice as a novel diabetic neuropathy model: Neurological characterization and gene expression analyses.

O'Brien Phillipe D PD   Hur Junguk J   Hayes John M JM   Backus Carey C   Sakowski Stacey A SA   Feldman Eva L EL  

Neurobiology of disease 20141030


Given the lack of treatments for diabetic neuropathy (DN), a common diabetic complication, accurate disease models are necessary. Characterization of the leptin-deficient BTBR ob/ob mouse, a type 2 diabetes model, demonstrated that the mice develop robust diabetes coincident with severe neuropathic features, including nerve conduction deficits and intraepidermal nerve fiber loss by 9 and 13 weeks of age, respectively, supporting its use as a DN model. To gain insight into DN mechanisms, we perfo  ...[more]

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