Genetically predicted amino acids related to neural regulation mediate the association between diabetes mellitus and postherpetic neuralgia: a Mendelian randomization study
The current study suggested that T2DM was associated with an increased risk of PHN, with phenylalanine playing a mediating role. These findings provided valuable insights for the screening and prevention of PHN in clinical practice.
Authors
- Zhong Feng
- Haoning Lan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6920-8081)
- Songchao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4277-0076)
- Yun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-2876)
- Huili Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9316-4087)
- Ruijuan Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0653-1059)
- Zhangran Ai
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Friendship Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-025-01672-1
- Primary Topic
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China