Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function
Peripheral neuropathies (PNs) are a type of common disease that hampers the quality of life of affected people. Treatment, in most cases, is just symptomatic and often ineffective. To improve drug discovery in this field, preclinical evidence is warranted. In vivo rodent models allow a multiparametr...
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| author | Laura Monza Giulia Fumagalli Alessia Chiorazzi Paola Alberti |
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| description | Peripheral neuropathies (PNs) are a type of common disease that hampers the quality of life of affected people. Treatment, in most cases, is just symptomatic and often ineffective. To improve drug discovery in this field, preclinical evidence is warranted. In vivo rodent models allow a multiparametric approach to test new therapeutic strategies, since they can allow pathogenetic and morphological studies different from the clinical setting. However, human readouts are warranted to promptly translate data from the bench to the bedside. A feasible solution would be neurophysiology, performed similarly at both sides. We describe a simple protocol that reproduces the standard clinical protocol of a neurophysiology hospital department. We devised the optimal montage for sensory and motor recordings (neurography) in mice, and we also implemented F wave testing and a short electromyography (EMG) protocol at rest. We challenged this algorithm by comparing control animals (BALB/c mice) with a model of mild neuropathy to grasp even subtle changes. The neurophysiological results were confirmed with neuropathology. The treatment group showed all expected alterations. Moreover, the neurophysiology matched the neuropathological analyses. Therefore, our protocol can be suggested to promptly translate data from the bench to the bedside and vice versa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6366369396684506afefeacc23279f472023-12-03T14:14:25ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-01-0111213910.3390/brainsci11020139Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets FunctionLaura Monza0Giulia Fumagalli1Alessia Chiorazzi2Paola Alberti3School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, ItalySchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, ItalySchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, ItalySchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, ItalyPeripheral neuropathies (PNs) are a type of common disease that hampers the quality of life of affected people. Treatment, in most cases, is just symptomatic and often ineffective. To improve drug discovery in this field, preclinical evidence is warranted. In vivo rodent models allow a multiparametric approach to test new therapeutic strategies, since they can allow pathogenetic and morphological studies different from the clinical setting. However, human readouts are warranted to promptly translate data from the bench to the bedside. A feasible solution would be neurophysiology, performed similarly at both sides. We describe a simple protocol that reproduces the standard clinical protocol of a neurophysiology hospital department. We devised the optimal montage for sensory and motor recordings (neurography) in mice, and we also implemented F wave testing and a short electromyography (EMG) protocol at rest. We challenged this algorithm by comparing control animals (BALB/c mice) with a model of mild neuropathy to grasp even subtle changes. The neurophysiological results were confirmed with neuropathology. The treatment group showed all expected alterations. Moreover, the neurophysiology matched the neuropathological analyses. Therefore, our protocol can be suggested to promptly translate data from the bench to the bedside and vice versa.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/139neuropathyneurophysiologynerve conduction studiesEMGanimal modelsneuropathology |
| spellingShingle | Laura Monza Giulia Fumagalli Alessia Chiorazzi Paola Alberti Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function Brain Sciences neuropathy neurophysiology nerve conduction studies EMG animal models neuropathology |
| title | Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function |
| title_full | Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function |
| title_fullStr | Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function |
| title_full_unstemmed | Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function |
| title_short | Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function |
| title_sort | addressing the need of a translational approach in peripheral neuropathy research morphology meets function |
| topic | neuropathy neurophysiology nerve conduction studies EMG animal models neuropathology |
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