ArticleBiology2021
Retinol-Binding Protein-4-A Predictor of Insulin Resistance and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
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- Glucosamine supplementation contributes to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes: Evidence from Mendelian randomization combined with a meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnostic value of retinol-binding protein 4 in diabetic nephropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Circulating RBP4 and FABP4 concentrations in patients with chronic schizophrenia are associated with increased epicardial adipose tissue volume and metabolic syndrome.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Retinol-binding protein 4 in cardiovascular diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Retinol-binding protein 4 in skeletal and cardiac muscle: molecular mechanisms, clinical implications, and future perspectives.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
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- Lipocalin family proteins and their diverse roles in cardiovascular disease.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2023Review
- Impaired Organokine Regulation in Non-Diabetic Obese Subjects: Halfway to the Cardiometabolic Danger Zone.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Value of RBP4 in Assessing Coronary Artery Elasticity in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- The Search for Associations of Serum Proteins with the Presence of Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaque in Coronary Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacometabolomic Approach in Early-Phase Clinical Trials: A Way Forward for Targeted Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes.Pharmaceutics · 2022Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is the fundamental cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D), which leads to endothelial dysfunction and alters systemic lipid metabolism. The changes in the endothelium and lipid metabolism result in atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). In insulin-resistant and atherosclerotic CAD states, serum cytokine retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP-4) levels are elevated. The adipocyte-specific deletion of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) results in higher RBP-4 expression and IR and atherosclerotic CAD progression. (2) Aim: This study aimed to investigate the association of RBP-4 and clinical factors with IR and the severity of CAD. (3) Methods: Patients were recruited from diabetes and cardiology clinics and divided into three subgroups, namely (i) T2D patients with CAD, (ii) T2D-only patients, and (iii) CAD-only patients. The severity of CAD was classified as either single-vessel disease (SVD), double-vessel disease (DVD), or triple-vessel disease (TVD). An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was conducted to assess the concentration of serum RBP-4. Univariate (preliminary analysis) and multivariate (secondary analysis) logistic regressions were applied to assess the associations of RBP-4 and clinical factors with IR and the severity of CAD. (4) Results: Serum RBP-4 levels were associated with IR and the severity of CAD in all the three groups (all
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