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Regulating Retinoic Acid Availability during Development and Regeneration: The Role of the CYP26 Enzymes. [PDF]
, 2020 This review focuses on the role of the Cytochrome p450 subfamily 26 (CYP26) retinoic acid (RA) degrading enzymes during development and regeneration. Cyp26 enzymes, along with retinoic acid synthesising enzymes, are absolutely required for RA homeostasis
Roberts, C
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Lrat+ quiescent hepatic stellate cells (qHSC) give rise to Lrat+Fbln2+ activated HSC (aHSC) in alcohol‐associated hepatitis and this subpopulation is highly profibrotic, inflammatory, and immunoregulatory based on their single cell transcriptomic profile. Abstract Background and Aims Relative roles of HSCs and portal fibroblasts in alcoholic hepatitis (
Steven Balog +12 more
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Biological Functions of RBP4 and Its Relevance for Human Diseases
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a member of the lipocalin family and the major transport protein of the hydrophobic molecule retinol, also known as vitamin A, in the circulation.
Julia S. Steinhoff +3 more
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A Reliability Study in a Cohort of 207 Apparently Healthy Participants [PDF]
, 2015 The reliability of single time point measurements of the novel adipokines retinol-binding protein 4 and omentin-1 in the blood has not been evaluated in large samples yet.
Aleksandrova, Krasimira +10 more
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Vitamin A Transport Mechanism of the Multitransmembrane Cell-Surface Receptor STRA6. [PDF]
, 2015 Vitamin A has biological functions as diverse as sensing light for vision, regulating stem cell differentiation, maintaining epithelial integrity, promoting immune competency, regulating learning and memory, and acting as a key developmental morphogen ...
Kassai, Miki +4 more
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Metabolic interactions between vitamin A and conjugated linoleic acid [PDF]
, 2014 Lipid-soluble molecules share several aspects of their physiology due to their common adaptations to a hydrophilic environment, and may interact to regulate their action in a tissue-specific manner.
BANNI, SEBASTIANO +7 more
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Vitamin A Status of Women and Children in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon, is Unchanged One Year after Initiation of a National Vitamin A Oil Fortification Program. [PDF]
, 2017 Vitamin A (VA) fortification of cooking oil is considered a cost-effective strategy for increasing VA status, but few large-scale programs have been evaluated. We conducted representative surveys in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon, 2 years before and 1 year
Brown, Kenneth H +7 more
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Data in Brief, 2018 Retinol is transported in vertebrate plasma bound to a protein called retinol-binding protein (RBP4) so far believed to be specific for the vitamin. When the protein is saturated with retinol it binds tightly to another plasma protein, transthyretin ...
Massimiliano Perduca +4 more
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Assessment of Serum Retinol Binding Protein 4 in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) may be indirectly involved in the induction of carcinogenesis as it was identified as a key regulator of insulin resistance in obesity and diabetes.
Yehia Mohamed El Shazly +5 more
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RPB4 and pathogenesis of diabetes [PDF]
, 2007 Obesity is an important risk factor for a number of chronic diseases that impose a huge burden on individuals and society. Recently it has become clear that adipose tissue-secreted products may play a significant role in mediating many obesity-related ...
Kumar, Sudhesh +1 more
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