Topic: Thermal hypersensitivity

Painful diabetic neuropathy (pDN) is a serious, chronic complication affecting about 10-20% of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, but the underlying cause remains unknown. Hints from risk factor assessment and literature point towards a role of oligodendrocyte and myelin homeostasis. Along this line, the main aim of the project is to identify adaptations occurring in the oligodendrocyte lineage due to the metabolic imbalances triggered by DM and determine which of these adaptations are crucial for the development of neuropathic pain. The high-fat high-sugar diet-induced type 2 DM mouse model is