Andreas Themistocleous

BSc(Hons), MBBCh, PhD, FCP (SA), MRCP (UK)

Clinical Lecturer in Neurophysiology

Research Summary

My research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of neuropathic pain. I use a combination of techniques, such as threshold tracking, intraepidermal nerve fibre density assessment and quantitative sensory testing, to assess the functional and structural integrity of the peripheral nervous system. These techniques allow me to explore peripheral neuronal processing in patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy. Most of my current research is focused on characterising the somatosensory, histological and electrophysiological phenotype of patients with diabetic neuropathic pain.

Key publications

Chronic non-freezing cold injury results in neuropathic pain due to a sensory neuropathy
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Vale TA. et al, (2017), Brain, 140, 2557 - 2569
Rare NaV1.7 variants associated with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
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Blesneac I. et al, (2018), Pain, 159, 469 - 480
The Pain in Neuropathy Study (PiNS)
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Themistocleous AC. et al, (2016), PAIN, 157, 1132 - 1145
A brain-based pain facilitation mechanism contributes to painful diabetic polyneuropathy
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Segerdahl AR. et al, (2018), Brain, 141, 357 - 364
Defining the Functional Role of NaV1.7 in Human Nociception
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McDermott LA. et al, (2019), Neuron, 101, 905 - 919.e8

Recent publications

Axonal swellings are related to type 2 diabetes, but not to distal diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy
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Karlsson P. et al, (2021), Diabetologia, 64, 923 - 931
T cell and antibody responses induced by a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in a phase 1/2 clinical trial
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Ewer KJ. et al, (2021), Nature Medicine, 27, 270 - 278
Phase 1/2 trial of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 with a booster dose induces multifunctional antibody responses
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Barrett JR. et al, (2020), Nature Medicine
Oxaliplatin- and docetaxel-induced polyneuropathy: clinical and neurophysiological characteristics.
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Bennedsgaard K. et al, (2020), J Peripher Nerv Syst, 25, 377 - 387
Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
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Voysey M. et al, (2020), The Lancet

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