- ►endojournals.org [PDF] Q Qi, Z Yu, X Ye, F Zhao, P Huang, FB Hu, OH … - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - Endocrine Soc Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences (QQ, ZY, XY, FZ, PH,
JW, HL, YL, XL), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and
Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China; ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
K Oki, K Yamane, N Kamei, H Nojima, N … - Clinical Endocrinology, 2007 - pt.wkhealth.com Objective: Recent studies, both in vitro and in vivo, have indicated that visfatin is one of the inflammatory
cytokines, although the relationship between visfatin and insulin resistance remains
inconclusive. Accordingly, we assessed the association between visfatin concentrations ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org [PDF] G Perseghin, G Lattuada, F De Cobelli, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - Endocrine Soc Internal Medicine, Section of Nutrition/Metabolism (GP, GL, FR, LL), Diagnostic Radiology
(FDC, AE, EB, TC, ADM) and Nuclear Medicine (PS), and Unit of Clinical Spectroscopy (GP,
FDC, PS, ADM, LL), San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Universita` Vita e Salute San ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org M Ziegelmeier, A Bachmann, J Seeger, U Lossner, … - Diabetes Care, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—Mean serum RBP-4 levels were almost fourfold higher in CD patients (102 ± 30
mg/l) compared with control subjects (28 ± 8 mg/l). Furthermore, serum creatinine independently
predicted RBP-4 concentrations in multiple regression analyses in both control subjects ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
K Rabe, M Lehrke, KG Parhofer, UC Broedl - Molecular Medicine, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Obesity is associated with an array of health problems in adult and pediatric populations. Understanding
the pathogenesis of obesity and its metabolic sequelae has advanced rapidly over the past
decades. Adipose tissue represents an active endocrine organ that, in addition to ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 7 versions
J Gómez-Ambrosi, A Rodríguez, V Catalán, B … - Clinical Endocrinology- …, 2008 - pt.wkhealth.com Results: No significant effect of either obesity or diabetes on serum RBP4 was observed. Serum
RBP4 concentrations (measured by either ELISA or Western blot) did not correlate with body
mass index (BMI), body fat or any indicator of glucose metabolism or insulin resistance. ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - All 6 versions
C Hu, W Jia, R Zhang, C Wang, J Lu, H Wu, Q Fang, … - Diabetic …, 2008 - pt.wkhealth.com Aims: Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a newly discovered adipokine, which plays a role in
insulin resistance and obesity. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between
genetic variants of the RBP4 gene, circulating RBP4 concentrations and phenotypes ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►physiology.org N Mody, TE Graham, Y Tsuji, Q Yang, … - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Physiological Soc Serum retinol-binding protein (RBP4) is secreted by liver and adipocytes and is implicated in
systemic insulin resistance in rodents and humans. RBP4 normally binds to the larger transthyretin
(TTR) homotetramer, forming a protein complex that reduces renal clearance of RBP4. To ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
JM Fernández-Real, JM Moreno, W Ricart - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—A positive correlation between circulating RBP4 and log serum ferritin (r = 0.35 and
r = 0.61, respectively; P < 0.0001) was observed in both independent studies. Serum RBP4 concentration
was higher in men than women in parallel to increased ferritin levels. On multiple ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 5 versions
