Research progress on the pathogenesis of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy(PDPN)is a chronic complication of diabetes mellitus.The proportion of patients with PDPN is relatively high in China.At present,the latest guidelines recommend a batch of first-line analgesic drugs for PDPN treatment.Many large-scale randomized trials have confirmed the effectiveness of combination therapy.However,the pathological and physiological mechanisms of PDPN are not fully understood.The clinical treatment effect is still not ideal.This article reviews the research progress on the mechanism of PDPN occurrence.