Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Inhibits Insulin Signaling in Adipocytes by Inducing Proinflammatory Cytokines in Macrophages through a c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase- and Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent and Retinol-Independent Mechanism

Quantitative Measurement of Full-Length and C-Terminal Proteolyzed RBP4 in Serum of Normal and Insulin-Resistant Humans using a Novel Mass Spectrometry Immunoassay

(2012) Qin Yang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Emerging roles for retinoids in regeneration and differentiation in normal and disease states

(2011) Lorraine J. Gudas   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

PPARs and Lipid Ligands in Inflammation and Metabolism

(2011) Gregory S. Harmon et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Is Associated With Prediabetes in Adults From the General Population: The Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) F4 Study

(2011) C. Meisinger et al.   DIABETES CARE

RBP4: a controversial adipokine

(2011) Primoz Kotnik et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Evaluation of Human Retinol Binding Protein 4 and Related Variants

(2011) Urban A. Kiernan et al.   PLoS One

Signaling by vitamin A and retinol-binding protein regulates gene expression to inhibit insulin responses

(2011) D. C. Berry et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Macrophages, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance

(2010) Jerrold M. Olefsky et al.   Annual Review of Physiology

Retinoic acid: A key player in immunity

(2010) Karina Pino-Lagos et al.   BIOFACTORS

Lipid-induced insulin resistance: unravelling the mechanism

(2010) Varman T Samuel et al.   LANCET

Retinol-Binding Protein-4 in Women With Untreated Essential Hypertension

(2009) A. Solini et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with impaired glucose tolerance but not with whole body or hepatic insulin resistance in Mexican Americans

(2009) Alberto O. Chavez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Long-term Fenretinide treatment prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis

(2009) Frederic Preitner et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Regulation and Function of NF-κB Transcription Factors in the Immune System

(2009) Sivakumar Vallabhapurapu et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Circulating retinol-binding protein 4, cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent cardiovascular disease in elderly

(2009) Erik Ingelsson et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Induction of Hepatitis by JNK-Mediated Expression of TNF-α

(2009) Madhumita Das et al.   CELL

Regulatory Mechanisms for Adipose Tissue M1 and M2 Macrophages in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

(2009) S. Fujisaka et al.   DIABETES

Adipose Tissue Exosome-Like Vesicles Mediate Activation of Macrophage-Induced Insulin Resistance

(2009) Z.-b. Deng et al.   DIABETES

Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ

(2009) Sandra Galic et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Regulatory SNP in the RBP4 Gene Modified the Expression in Adipocytes and Associated With BMI

(2009) Lkhagvasuren Munkhtulga et al.   Obesity

HPLC/UV quantitation of retinal, retinol, and retinyl esters in serum and tissues

(2008) Maureen A. Kane et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Leptin beyond body weight regulation—Current concepts concerning its role in immune function and inflammation

(2008) Rocío Lago et al.   CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Serum retinol-binding protein 4 is not increased in obesity or obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus, but is reduced after relevant reductions in body fat following gastric bypass

(2008) J. Gmez-Ambrosi et al.   CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

RBP-to-retinol ratio, but not total RBP, is elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes

(2008) C. Erikstrup et al.   DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM

An RBP4 promoter polymorphism increases risk of type 2 diabetes

(2008) M. van Hoek et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

The common SLC30A8 Arg325Trp variant is associated with reduced first-phase insulin release in 846 non-diabetic offspring of type 2 diabetes patients—the EUGENE2 study

(2008) T. W. Boesgaard et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Retinol to Retinol-Binding Protein (RBP) Is Low in Obese Adults due to Elevated apo-RBP

(2008) Jordan P. Mills et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Isoforms of Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) are increased in chronic diseases of the kidney but not of the liver

(2008) Simone K Frey et al.   Lipids in Health and Disease

Dok1 mediates high-fat diet–induced adipocyte hypertrophy and obesity through modulation of PPAR-γ phosphorylation

(2008) Tetsuya Hosooka et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Retinol-binding Protein 4, Visceral Fat, and the Metabolic Syndrome: Effects of Weight Loss

(2008) Alexander Tschoner et al.   Obesity