Risk Factors for Subclinical Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors associated with subclinical diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sDPN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective study involved 311 patients with T2DM who were successively admitted from January 2018 to December 2021 without any neurological symptoms. All participants underwent a nerve conduction study (NCS), and those asymptomatic patients with abnormal nerve conduction were diagnosed with sDPN.

Fine particulate matter exposure aggravates ischemic injury via NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis.

Aims: Accumulating evidence has suggested that airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated.