ArticleJournal of perinatal medicine2010
Retinol binding protein 4--a novel association with early-onset preeclampsia.
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- Association between Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels and Preeclampsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of Serum Retinol-binding Protein 4 Levels in Late Pregnancy on the Incidence of Small/Large for Gestational Age Infants Among 11,854 Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Study.Journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Preeclampsia at term: evidence of disease heterogeneity based on the profile of circulating cytokines and angiogenic factors.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Maternal Blood Adipokines and Their Association with Fetal Growth: A Meta-Analysis of the Current Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Adipokines in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Clinical Data.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Vitamin A Requirements in Pregnancy and Lactation.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Review
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- Involvement of RBP4 in all‑trans retinoic acid induced cleft palate.Molecular medicine reports · 2017Article
- Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Lipids Prospectively Measured During Early to Mid-Pregnancy in Relation to Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth Risk.American journal of hypertension · 2017Article
- Characterization of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue transcriptome in pregnant women with and without spontaneous labor at term: implication of alternative splicing in the metabolic adaptations of adipose tissue to parturition.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2016Article
- Differences and similarities in the transcriptional profile of peripheral whole blood in early and late-onset preeclampsia: insights into the molecular basis of the phenotype of preeclampsiaa.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2013Article
- Association of retinol binding protein 4 with risk of gestational diabetes.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2013Article
- Biomarkers for the management of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.The Indian journal of medical research · 2013Review
- Human placental transthyretin in fetal growth restriction in combination with preeclampsia and the HELLP syndrome.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2012Article
- Late-onset preeclampsia is associated with an imbalance of angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in patients with and without placental lesions consistent with maternal underperfusion.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2012Article
- Renal evaluation in women with preeclampsia.Nephron extra · 2012Article
- Placental lesions associated with maternal underperfusion are more frequent in early-onset than in late-onset preeclampsia.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2011Article
- Maternal plasma concentrations of angiogenic/anti-angiogenic factors are of prognostic value in patients presenting to the obstetrical triage area with the suspicion of preeclampsia.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2011Article
- A molecular signature of an arrest of descent in human parturition.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveDysregulation of maternal circulating adipokines has been implicated in several "great obstetrical syndromes" including preeclampsia (PE), small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonate and fetal death (FD). It has been suggested that adipokines provide a molecular link between metabolic derangements and inflammatory response in complicated pregnancies. Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), a novel adipokine, plays a role in obesity-related disorders, as well as in the regulation of the immune response. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are changes in maternal plasma concentrations of RBP4 in patients with PE and in those with an SGA neonate or FD. STUDY
designThis cross-sectional study included patients in the following groups: 1) normal pregnancy (n=134); 2) PE (n=104); 3) SGA neonate (n=28); and 4) FD (n=37). Maternal plasma RBP4 concentrations were determined by ELISA. Non-parametric statistics were used for analysis.
results1) The median maternal plasma RBP4 concentration was higher among patients with PE than in those with a normal pregnancy (P=0.03); 2) The median maternal plasma RBP4 concentrations of patients with preterm PE (<37 weeks) was higher than that of those with term PE (P=0.017) and than that of those with a normal pregnancy (P=0.002); 3) The median maternal plasma RBP4 concentration did not differ significantly between patients with a normal pregnancy and those with an SGA neonate or with an FD; 4) Among normal pregnant women, the maternal plasma RBP4 concentrations did not correlate with pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational age at blood sampling and neonatal birthweight.
conclusions1) Preeclampsia, but not pregnancy with an SGA neonate or an FD, is associated with a higher median maternal plasma concentration of RBP4 than normal pregnancy; 2) Preterm PE, and specifically early-onset PE, is associated with higher median RBP4 concentrations in maternal plasma compared to term PE. These findings suggest a role for RBP4 in the pathogenesis of preterm PE, but not in SGA and FD.
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