MTOR and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The results showed that T2DM significantly decreased the protein content of mTOR (95% CI: 0.24–1, p < 0.03, 73%), pmTOR (95% CI: 0.19–1, p < 0.001, 79%), and the pmTOR/mTOR ratio (95% CI: 0.71–1, p < 0.03, 73%) in the DC group compared to the NC group.