Low serum levels of nerve growth factor in diabetic neuropathy

Created on 2021-08-09T03:05:35-05:00

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When patients were separated in two groups according to degree of impairment of motor nerve conduction velocity, those with more than 10% of impairment, had lower levels of NGF than those with less than 10% of impairment, or controls.
It was found a correlation between NGF levels and decrease of motor nerve conduction velocity; then, diabetic neuropathy seems to be associated to low serum levels of NGF, pointing out a possible role of NGF in the pathology of diabetic neuropathy.