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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2008 Dec;9(4):301–314. doi: 10.1007/s11154-008-9104-2

Table 1.

Rodent Models of Diabetic Neuropathy and Oxidative Stress.

Rodent Model of Diabetes Duration of Diabetes Neuropathy Assessment OX Stress Measurements Reference
STZ-induced
DBA/2J mice 24 wk NCV
Behavior
NT
HODEs
Wiggin 2008 (57)
Wistar rats 6 and 12 wk MNCV Hexokinase Gardiner 2007 (58)
Sprague–Dawley rats 8 wk
2 or 8 wk
endaravone
MNC
NBF
Behavior
LPO
SOD
Catalase
Saini 2007 (59)
Sprague–Dawley rats 6 wk untreated
2 wk reseratrol
MNCV
NBF
Behavior
MDA
Peroxynitrite
Catalase
Kumar 2007 (60)
Sprague–Dawley rats 4–12 wk untreated
12 wk enalapril/L-158809
MNCV
NBF
O2•− Coopey 2006 (61)
Male Wistar rats 2 wk untreated
2 wk ISO
Behavior NT
PAR
O2•−
Ilnytska 2006 (62)
Sprague–Dawley rats 2 wk untreated
10 wk fidarestat
MNCV
NBF
GSH
8-OHdG
Sorbitol
Kuzumoto 2006 (63)
Sprague–Dawley rats 6 wk untreated
2 wk U83836E
MNCV
NBF
Behavior
SOD
Catalase
MDA
Sayyed 2006 (64)
Sprague–Dawley rats 6 wk untreated
2 wk troxol
MNCV
NBF
Behavior
SOD
Catalase
LPO
NOS
Sharma and Sayyed 2006 (65)
Sprague–Dawley rats 4, 12, 52 wk MNCV
SNCV
8-OHdG Schmeichel 2003 (66)
C57BL6 mice 8 wk untreated
1 wk FP15
MNCV
SNCV
NT
PCr/Cr
Sorbitol, Glucose, Fructose
Obrosova 2005 (67)
COX-2 KO mice 24 wk MNCV
SNCV
INFD
MDA
O2•−
GSH
PG
Kellogg 2007 (68)
AR KO mice 4, 8, 12 wk MNCV
SNCV
JNK activation
GSH
O2•−
DNA damage
Sorbitol
8-OHdG
Ho 2006 (69)
Galactose-induced Wistar rats

PARP KO mice
4 wk untreated
2 wk 3-aminobenzamide

13 wk
MNCV
SNCV
NBF
PAR
PCr/Cr
Nerve energy failure
Obrosova 2004 (70)
Spontaneous
ZDF rats 8–40 wk old MNCV
NBF
NT
O2•−
Oltman 2005 (71)
BKS.Cg-m+/+Leprdb/J (BKS-db/db)
C57BL/6J STZ-induced
24 wk old MNCV
SNCV
Behavior
INFD
NT Sullivan 2007 (55)
B6.V-Lepob/J 8 wk old untreated
3 wk FP15/FeTMPS
MNCV
SNCV
Behavior
INFD
NT
PAR
Vareniuk 2007 (72)
B6.V-Lepob/J 5 wk old untreated
6 wk fidarestat
MNCV
SNCV
Behavior
INFD
NT
PAR
Drel 2006 (73)
C57BL6/J High-fat diet 16 wk old High-fat diet MNCV
SNCV
Behavior
INFD
NT
4-HNE
PAR
12/15-lipoxygenase
Sorbitol
Obrosova 2007 (74)

4-HNE, Aminoacid-(4)-hydrosynonenal adducts; 8-OHdG, 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine; AR, Aldose reductase; FeTMPS, Fe(III) tetra-mesitylpophyrin octasulfonate; FP15, Fe(III) tetrakis-2-(N-trethylene glycol monomethyl ether)-pyridyl porphyrin; ISO, 1,5-isoquinolinediol; LPO, lipid peroxidation; MDA, malondialdehyde; MNCN, Motor nerve conduction velocities; NBF, Nerve blood flow; NT, Nitrotyrosine; O2•−, Superoxide; PAR, poly(ADP)-ribose; PCr/Cr, phosphocreatinine/creatinine ratio; PG, Prostaglandin content; SNCV, Sensory nerve conduction velocities; SOD, Superoxide dismutase; STZ, Streptozotocin; ZDF, Zucker diabetic fatty.