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. 2026 Sep 16;27(18):8234. doi: 10.3390/ijms27188234
AGE advanced glycation end-products
BAX Bcl-2-associated X protein
BCL2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CAN Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy
CASP3/9 caspase 3/9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
CAT catalase
CGRP calcitonin gene-related peptide
cmRNA circulating mRNA
COX2 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2
DM diabetes mellitus
DN diabetic peripheral neuropathy
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERBB2/3 Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 3/3
FGFR3 fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
GBS Guillain–Barré syndrome
GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein
GPX1 glutathione peroxidase 1
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
hiPSC human-induced pluripotent stem cell
HMOX1 heme oxygenase 1
IENFD Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density
IKBα Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha
IL-1β interleukin 1 beta
IL-6 interleukin 6
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
KROX2 (EGR2) early growth response 2
LC3 microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
MAG myelin-associated glycoprotein
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBP myelin basic protein
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MEA multi-electrode array
miRNA microRNA
MPZ myelin protein zero
mTORC1 mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB nuclear factor-kappa B
NfL Neurofilament Light Chain
NGF nerve growth factor
NOX4 NADPH oxidase 4
Nrf2 nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
NSE Neuron-Specific Enolase
P0 protein zero
PKC protein kinase C
PRPH peripherin
RAGE advanced glycation end-products receptor
RELA v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A
ROS reactive oxygen species
SC Schwann cell
SOD1 superoxide dismutase 1
SOX10 SRY-box transcription factor 10
SP substance P
T1DM type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
TLR4 toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor