Urinary orosomucoid and retinol binding protein levels as early diagnostic markers for diabetic kidney Disease [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2023 Background Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes, which has been a major cause of end-stage renal failure.
Xue-hong Zhou +4 more
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Interactions with Retinol and Retinoids of Bovine Cellular Retinol-Binding Protein [PDF]
FEBS Journal, 1995 The interactions with retinol and retinol analogs of bovine cellular retinol‐binding protein (CRBP) have been investigated, by means of fluorescence titrations, to obtain more information on the structural features of retinoids that may be required for their interaction with the binding protein.
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Retinol Binding Protein 4 Promotes Chondrocyte and Osteoclast Differentiation [PDF]
BiologyRetinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), an adipokine secreted by adipose tissues, has been implicated in metabolic inflammation and insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a recognized risk factor for osteoarthritis, with both conditions characterized by ...
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Comparison of retinol binding protein 1 with cone specific G-protein as putative effector molecules in cryptochrome signalling [PDF]
Scientific ReportsVision and magnetoreception in navigating songbirds are strongly connected as recent findings link a light dependent radical-pair mechanism in cryptochrome proteins to signalling pathways in cone photoreceptor cells. A previous yeast-two-hybrid screening
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Retinol and retinol binding protein 4 levels and COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has struck globally. Whether the related proteins of retinoic acid (RA) signaling pathway are causally associated with the risk of COVID-19 remains unestablished.
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SERUM LEVEL OF RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN 4 IN RELATION TO AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AMONG EGYPTIAN PATIENTS [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive devastating neurodegenerative disorder. It is characterized by both upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, leading to progressive skeletal muscle atrophy, paralysis, and consequent death. The
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Binding Affinities of Retinol and Related Compounds to Retinol Binding Proteins [PDF]
European Journal of Biochemistry, 1976 Fluorimetric titrations were used to determine apparent dissociation constants of the all-trans isomers of retinol, retinoic acid, retinyl acetate and retinyl palmitate to human-retinol binding protein and chicken-retinol binding protein. Enhancement of the fluorescence of retinol and retinyl acetate when bound to the protein was utilized to establish ...
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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.
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Egyptian Liver Journal, 2023 Background Hepatitis C virus is the underlying cause of chronic hepatitis which frequently progresses to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In addition, HCV is thought to cause steatosis, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, and ...
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Reproducibility of Retinol Binding Protein 4 and Omentin-1 Measurements over a Four Months Period: A Reliability Study in a Cohort of 207 Apparently Healthy Participants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 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.
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