Diabetic neuropathy in animal models

Diabetic neuropathy is not a single but several different pathogenic mechanisms leading to several symptoms. Diabetic animal models have been extensively used to characterize these mechanisms to evaluate potential treatments in humans. We reviewed the chronology of the pathogenic process underlying diabetic neuropathy occurring in several in vivo diabetic animal models in either type 1 or type 2.

Section editors:Cord Dohrmann, Matthias Austen, Ursula Kreuzberg – DeveloGen AG, Marie-Curie-Strasse 7, 37079 Goettingen, Germany