Indeed, dysregulation of HSP60 expression in hypothalamus has been implicated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Kleinridders et al., 2013) and changes in chaperonin expression and activity have been observed in several diseases such as cardiomyopathies, autoimmune disorders, and cancer (Cappello et al., 2014). This evidence concerns the gene HSPD1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.