Obesity and Diabetes
Studies from Tokushima Bunri University provide new data on obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 25th, 2010
"For the early identification of patients at risk of developing diabetes mellitus, and to prevent the onset of diabetes by performing dietary counseling and exercise guidance, we have developed an ultra-sensitive immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay (ICT-EIA) to measure soluble human insulin receptor ectodomain (sIR alpha) in urine which is collected non-invasively. We developed ICT-EIA for sIR alpha and measured urinary sIR alpha from 106 healthy volunteers, 35 obese volunteers and 42 patients with diabetes," investigators in Tokushima, Japan report.
"The detection limit of ICT-EIA (0.04 pg/mL), using a urine sample of as little as 100 mu L, was a few...
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