Circulating levels of Hsp27 in microvascular complications of diabetes: Prospects as a biomarker of diabetic nephropathy

Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) is a small heat shock protein known to protect the cells from apoptosis under stress. In the present study, we determined the plasma Hsp27 levels in type 2 diabetes subjects without and with microvascular complications- diabetic retinopathy (DRe), diabetic nephropathy (DNe), and diabetic neuropathy (DNu) to understand if it could serve as a marker for these complications.
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research