Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 44, Issue 6, Pages 972-981Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.09.013
Keywords
intraepidermal nerve fiber loss; mechanical hyperalgesia; mechanical hypoalgesia; neuropathic pain; oxidative-nitrosative stress; poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; tactile allodynia; thermal hypoalgesia; free radicals
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Evidence that poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activation plays an important role in diabetic complications is emerging. This study evaluated the role of PARP in rat and mouse models of advanced diabetic neuropathy. The orally active PARP inhibitor 10-(4-methylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-2H-7-oxa-1,2-diaza-benzo[de]anthracen-3-one (GPI-15427; formulated as a mesilate salt, 30 mg kg(-1) day(-1) in the drinking water for 10 weeks after the first 2 weeks without treatment) at least partially prevented PARP activation in peripheral nerve and DRG neurons, as well as thermal hypoalgesia, mechanical hyperalgesia, tactile allodynia, exaggerated response to formalin, and, most importantly, intraepidermal nerve fiber degeneration in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. These findings are consistent with the lack of small sensory nerve fiber dysfunction in diabetic PARP(-/-) mice. Furthermore, whereas diabetic PARP(+/+) mice displayed similar to 46% intraepidermal nerve fiber loss, diabetic PARP(-/-) mice retained completely normal intraepidermal nerve fiber density. In conclusion, PARP activation is an important contributor to intraepidermal nerve fiber degeneration and functional changes associated with advanced Type I diabetic neuropathy. The results support a rationale for the development of potent and low-toxicity PARP inhibitors and PARP inhibitor-containing combination therapies. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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