“…We report here that exogenous sodium pyruvate added to drinking water in Tr J mice increased myelinated fiber (MF) density and myelin thickness in the sciatic nerves, resulting improvements in functional and electrophysiological parameters. These observations have direct relevance to potential treatment value of pyruvate supplementation in peripheral neuropathies with diverse causes in considering the fact that clinically, sodium pyruvate has already been given to patients for a variety of conditions from Friedreich’s ataxia, mitochondrial disease to open heart surgery (Dijkstra et al, ; Fujii et al, ; Giannelli, McKenna, Bordiuk, Miller, & Jerome, ; Koga et al, ; Olivencia‐Yurvati, Blair, Baig, & Mallet, ; Tanaka et al, ) and acute heart failure (Hermann, ; Hermann et al, ). Moreover, we show in a CMT mouse model that combining pyruvate supplementation with the proven efficacy from adeno‐associated virus‐NT‐3 (AAV1.NT‐3) gene therapy enhanced peripheral nerve function and improved histology as proof of principal for a combinatorial treatment approach.…”