Excessive increased adipose tissue mass in obesity is associated with numerous co-morbid
disorders including increased risk of type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension …

Adipose tissue releases a large range of bioactive factors called adipokines, many of which
are involved in inflammation, glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Under pathological …

Although many preventive and treatment approaches have been proposed, cardiovascular
disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. Current …

Introduction Several studies showed the correlation of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) with
increased cardiovascular risk-including higher values of carotid intima-media thickness …

Aim Previous studies have shown that circulating adipokines may play an important role in
the pathogenesis of some obesity related chronic disease such as dyslipidemia and type2 …

Background Pediatric obesity continues to remain a serious health concern which has
significantly increased the morbidity risk in adulthood. Recent studies have analyzed the …

Aim To explore the link between the RBP4 rs3758539 genotype and metabolic syndrome
risk factors and whether the impact of this genetic variation displays any potential race …

The positive correlation between serum levels of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and
gestational diabetes (GDM) has been proven in the previous meta-analysis on case-control …

Retinoic acid (RA), a metabolite of vitamin A, has many physiological functions, and
mounting evidence points to important roles in cognition. In vitro experiments indicate that …

Aim Obesity is currently a worldwide public health problem which is associated with a
number of polymorphisms of genes involved in its pathogenesis. This study aimed to clarify …