Decreased vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) level in cerebrospinal fluid from diabetic patients with neuropathy.
Year: 1991
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The concentration of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) was measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from diabetic patients with neuropathy and their age-matched control subjects. VIP level in CSF from diabetic patients was significantly decreased as compared with that from the controls (12.9 +/- 3.1 pg/ml vs. 35.4 +/- 3.3 pg/ml, p less than 0.01). Decreased VIP level in CSF may relate with diabetic neuropathy in particular sexual dysfunction.
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.15017/7391560
Authors: F Umeda, K Noda, H Ono, Y Chijiiwa, H Nawata
Institution: Kyushu University
Language: English
Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W22472181