Serum Retinol-Binding Protein, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance

2013 ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Pangala Bhat ◽  
Daniel-Constantin Manolescu
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Serum Retinol

Serum retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with insulin resistance in patients with early and untreated rheumatoid arthritis

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanlin Wei ◽  
Nannan Xia ◽  
Weifeng Zhang ◽  
Jiashu Huang ◽  
Zhijuan Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein 4

scholarly journals Serum retinol-binding protein 4 levels in polycystic ovary syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-717
Author(s):  
Shilpa Lingaiah ◽  
Laure Morin-Papunen ◽  
Terhi Piltonen ◽  
Inger Sundström-Poromaa ◽  
Elisabet Stener-Victorin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein 4

Objective Serum levels of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), an adipokine thought to affect systemic insulin sensitivity, were compared between women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and non-PCOS controls to evaluate the association of RBP4 with clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters of PCOS. Subjects and methods Serum RBP4 levels were analysed in 278 women with PCOS (age range 18–57 years) and 191 non-PCOS controls (age 20–53 years) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results Serum levels of RBP4 were increased in women with PCOS compared with control women in the whole population (45.1 ± 24.0 (s.d.) vs 33.5 ± 18.3 mg/L, P < 0.001). Age-stratified analysis showed that serum RBP4 levels were increased in women with PCOS aged ≤30 years compared with controls (47.7 ± 23.5 vs 27.1 ± 10.4 mg/L, P < 0.001), whereas no significant differences were seen in the other age groups. No significant correlations of RBP4 were seen with either steroids or indices of insulin resistance. Conclusions Although serum RBP4 levels were increased in younger women with PCOS compared with age-matched non-PCOS controls, RBP4 does not seem to be a good marker of insulin resistance or other metabolic derangements in women with PCOS.

scholarly journals GC Gene Polymorphism and Unbound Serum Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Are Related to the Risk of Insulin Resistance in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

Medicine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. e3019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Mateos-Muñoz ◽  
Elena García-Martín ◽  
María J. Torrejón ◽  
María J. Devesa-Medina ◽  
Gara Esguevillas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein 4 ◽  
Gc Gene
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