Serum Isthmin-1 Was Increased in Type 2 Diabetic Patients but Not in Diabetic Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum isthmin-1 (ISM1) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and the alteration of serum ISM1 level in both diabetic sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy (DSPN) and diabetic adults with obesity.

Patients And Methods: We recruited 180 participants (120 T2DM and 60 controls) in the cross-sectional study. First, we compared the serum ISM1 concentration in diabetic patients and non-diabetic controls.

Shape Memory Investigation of α-Keratin Fibers as Multi-Coupled Stimuli of Responsive Smart Materials.

Like the water responsive shape memory (SM) effect of β-keratin bird feathers, α-keratin hairs either existing broadly in nature are found responsive to many types of coupled stimuli in SM behaviors. In this article, α-keratin hairs were investigated for the combined stimuli of thermo-solvent, solvent-solvent, and UV (radiation)-reductant sensitive SM abilities. The related netpoints and switches from the hair molecular networks were identified.