Table 4.
Effect of Late Intervention of Type 2 Diabetic Mice with Menhaden Oil, α-Lipoic Acid, Enalapril or their Combination on Motor and Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity, Thermal Nociception and Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density
| Determination | Baseline Control |
Baseline Diabetic |
Control |
Diabetic |
Diabetic + Menhaden Oil |
Diabetic + α-Lipoic Acid |
Diabetic + Enalapril |
Diabetic + Combination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (8) | (7) | (11) | (10) | (11) | (11) | (12) | (11) | |
| MNCV (m/sec) | 39.5 ± 1.6 | 26.6 ± 1.7* | 40.5 ± 1.2 | 26.2 ± 0.9* | 44.3 ± 2.3† | 34.6 ± 2.5 | 35.8 ± 2.5 | 44.4 ± 3.2† |
| SNCV (m/sec) | 30.4 ± 0.6 | 23.5 ± 0.7* | 25.9 ± 1.0 | 18.7 ± 0.3* | 25.5 ± 0.6† | 22.7 ± 1.2† | 23.3 ± 0.7† | 24.9 ± 0.5† |
| Thermal nociception (sec) |
5.1 ± 0.1 | 8.4 ± 0.2* | 5.2 ± 0.1 | 9.0 ± 0.2* | 6.1 ± 0.1*, † | 6.8 ± 0.1*, † | 6.4 ± 0.1*, † | 6.1 ± 0.2*, † |
| INFD (profiles/mm) | 24.7 ± 0.6 | 16.1 ± 0.6* | 26.0 ± 0.7 | 15.1 ± 0.4* | 22.3 ± 0.6*, † | 20.6 ± 0.5 *, † | 21.9 ± 0.7*, † | 22.6 ± 0.6 *, † |
Data are presented as the mean ± S.E.M.
P < 0.05 compared to respective control mice
P < 0.05 compared to diabetic mice. Parentheses indicate the number of experimental animals.