Toxics. 2021 Apr 29;9(5). doi: 10.3390/toxics9050098.
Toxics
Peter S Spencer, Xiao Chen
PMID: 33946924 PMCID: PMC8146965 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9050098
The peripheral (axonal) neuropathy associated with repeated exposure to aliphatic and aromatic solvents that form protein-reactive γ-diketones shares some clinical and neuropathological features with certain metabolic neuropathies, including type-II diabetic neuropathy and uremic neuropathy, and with the largely sub-clinical nerve damage associated with old age. These conditions may be linked by metabolites that adduct and cross-link neuroproteins required for the maintenance of axonal transport and nerve fiber integrity in the peripheral and central nervous system.
Keywords: advanced glycation end product; aging; amino acid pyrrolation; central-peripheral distal axonopathy; diabetic neuropathy; protein cross-linking; uremic neuropathy; γ-diketone