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Retinol-binding protein 4 in twins: regulatory mechanisms and impact of circulating and tissue expression levels on insulin secretion and action.

Ribel-Madsen R, Friedrichsen M, Vaag A, Poulsen P.

Diabetes. 2009 Jan;58(1):54-60. Epub 2008 Oct 13.PMID: 18852328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with impaired glucose tolerance but not with whole body or hepatic insulin resistance in Mexican Americans.

Chavez AO, Coletta DK, Kamath S, Cromack DT, Monroy A, Folli F, DeFronzo RA, Tripathy D.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Apr;296(4):E758-64. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19190263 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High circulating retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with elevated liver fat but not with total, subcutaneous, visceral, or intramyocellular fat in humans.

Stefan N, Hennige AM, Staiger H, Machann J, Schick F, Schleicher E, Fritsche A, Häring HU.

Diabetes Care. 2007 May;30(5):1173-8. Epub 2007 Jan 26.PMID: 17259477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol-binding protein 4 and insulin resistance in lean, obese, and diabetic subjects.

Graham TE, Yang Q, Blüher M, Hammarstedt A, Ciaraldi TP, Henry RR, Wason CJ, Oberbach A, Jansson PA, Smith U, Kahn BB.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Jun 15;354(24):2552-63.PMID: 16775236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol binding protein 4 expression in humans: relationship to insulin resistance, inflammation, and response to pioglitazone.

Yao-Borengasser A, Varma V, Bodles AM, Rasouli N, Phanavanh B, Lee MJ, Starks T, Kern LM, Spencer HJ 3rd, Rashidi AA, McGehee RE Jr, Fried SK, Kern PA.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;92(7):2590-7. Epub 2007 Jun 26.PMID: 17595259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Plasma retinol-binding protein-4 concentrations are elevated in human subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes.

Cho YM, Youn BS, Lee H, Lee N, Min SS, Kwak SH, Lee HK, Park KS.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Nov;29(11):2457-61.PMID: 17065684 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Serum retinol-binding protein is more highly expressed in visceral than in subcutaneous adipose tissue and is a marker of intra-abdominal fat mass.

Klöting N, Graham TE, Berndt J, Kralisch S, Kovacs P, Wason CJ, Fasshauer M, Schön MR, Stumvoll M, Blüher M, Kahn BB.

Cell Metab. 2007 Jul;6(1):79-87.PMID: 17618858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of serum retinol-binding protein 4 and visceral adiposity in Chinese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.

Jia W, Wu H, Bao Y, Wang C, Lu J, Zhu J, Xiang K.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;92(8):3224-9. Epub 2007 Jun 5.PMID: 17550959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol-binding protein 4 expression in visceral and subcutaneous fat in human obesity.

Bajzová M, Kováciková M, Vítková M, Klimcáková E, Polák J, Kovácová Z, Viguerie N, Vedral T, Mikulásek L, Srámková P, Srp A, Hejnová J, Langin D, Stich V.

Physiol Res. 2008;57(6):927-34. Epub 2007 Nov 30.PMID: 18052678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Yang Q, Graham TE, Mody N, Preitner F, Peroni OD, Zabolotny JM, Kotani K, Quadro L, Kahn BB.

Nature. 2005 Jul 21;436(7049):356-62.PMID: 16034410 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of TCF7L2 rs7903146 on insulin secretion and action in young and elderly Danish twins.

Wegner L, Hussain MS, Pilgaard K, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Vaag A, Poulsen P.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;93(10):4013-9. Epub 2008 Jul 8.PMID: 18611970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol binding protein-4 elevation is associated with serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level independently of obesity in elderly subjects with normal glucose tolerance.

Choi SH, Lee YJ, Park YJ, Kim KW, Lee EJ, Lim S, Park do J, Kim SE, Park KS, Jang HC, Cho BY.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jun;93(6):2313-8. Epub 2008 Apr 1.PMID: 18381580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin resistance in liver cirrhosis is not associated with circulating retinol-binding protein 4.

Yagmur E, Weiskirchen R, Gressner AM, Trautwein C, Tacke F.

Diabetes Care. 2007 May;30(5):1168-72. Epub 2007 Mar 2.PMID: 17337499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Plasma levels and adipose tissue messenger ribonucleic acid expression of retinol-binding protein 4 are reduced during calorie restriction in obese subjects but are not related to diet-induced changes in insulin sensitivity.

Vitkova M, Klimcakova E, Kovacikova M, Valle C, Moro C, Polak J, Hanacek J, Capel F, Viguerie N, Richterova B, Bajzova M, Hejnova J, Stich V, Langin D.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2330-5. Epub 2007 Apr 3.PMID: 17405846 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol-binding protein 4 levels are elevated in polycystic ovary syndrome women with obesity and impaired glucose metabolism.

Hahn S, Backhaus M, Broecker-Preuss M, Tan S, Dietz T, Kimmig R, Schmidt M, Mann K, Janssen OE.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Aug;157(2):201-7.PMID: 17656599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Shortcomings in methodology complicate measurements of serum retinol binding protein (RBP4) in insulin-resistant human subjects.

Graham TE, Wason CJ, Blüher M, Kahn BB.

Diabetologia. 2007 Apr;50(4):814-23. Epub 2007 Feb 9.PMID: 17294166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with insulin resistance and body fat distribution in nonobese subjects without type 2 diabetes.

Gavi S, Stuart LM, Kelly P, Melendez MM, Mynarcik DC, Gelato MC, McNurlan MA.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 May;92(5):1886-90. Epub 2007 Feb 13.PMID: 17299074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High circulating levels of RBP4 and mRNA levels of aP2, PGC-1alpha and UCP-2 predict improvement in insulin sensitivity following pioglitazone treatment of drug-naïve type 2 diabetic subjects.

Hammarstedt A, Pihlajamäki J, Graham TE, Kainulainen S, Kahn BB, Laakso M, Smith U.

J Intern Med. 2008 Apr;263(4):440-9.PMID: 18324929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Visceral obesity is associated with the metabolic syndrome and elevated plasma retinol binding protein-4 level in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Makino S, Fujiwara M, Suzukawa K, Handa H, Fujie T, Ohtaka Y, Komatsu Y, Aoki Y, Maruyama H, Terada Y, Hashimoto K, Sugimoto T.

Horm Metab Res. 2009 Mar;41(3):221-6. Epub 2008 Nov 10.PMID: 19003725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Parallel downregulation of retinol-binding protein-4 and adiponectin expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue of non-morbidly obese subjects.

Broch M, Auguet MT, Ramírez R, Olona M, Aguilar C, Megia A, Alcaide MJ, Pastor R, Martínez S, Caubet E, Garcia-España A, Richart C.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2009 Jul;161(1):87-94. Epub 2009 Apr 15.PMID: 19369430 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles