A Study of Pain Threshold, Interleukins and NLR in Diabetic Polyneuropathy in a Selected Nigerian Population

Pain serves a protective function and is often lost in chronic conditions such as painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN).This has been reported to be associated with ongoing inflammation. This study aims to investigate an association betweenbody immune responses, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and pai...

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Published in:Nigerian journal of physiological sciences 2018-12, Vol.33 (2), p.151-157
Main Authors: Akintoye, O O, Oniyide, A A, Owoyele, B V
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Language:English
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Summary:Pain serves a protective function and is often lost in chronic conditions such as painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN).This has been reported to be associated with ongoing inflammation. This study aims to investigate an association betweenbody immune responses, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and pain perception in DPN patients. Sixty volunteers wererecruited for the study. 30 control and 30 diagnosed DPN patients (used Biothesiometer). All subjects were trained andinformed consents were obtained. The pain threshold was significantly (p
ISSN:0794-859X