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JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
Volume 140, Issue 2, Pages 311-316Publisher
AMER SOC NUTRITION-ASN
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.115147
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- Canadian Institute of Health Research
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Recent investigations have demonstrated that elevated serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) secreted from adipose tissue plays a role in the development of systemic insulin resistance, and lowering RBP4 improves insulin sensitivity. These observations provide a rationale for the development of new antidiabetic agents aimed at reducing serum RBF4 concentrations. In this study, we sought to determine whether retinoic acid (RA) administration decreases serum RBP4 and suppresses insulin resistance in diabetic ob/ob mice. All-trans RA [100 mu g/(mouse-d) in corn oil] was administered by stomach intubation to a group of ob/ob mice, with the control group receiving the vehicle for 16 d. Body weight and food intake were monitored. Glucose and insulin tolerance tests were performed. We quantified serum RBP4 and retinol by Western blotting and HPLC, respectively. RA treatment reduced body weight (P < 0.05), basal serum glucose (P < 0.001), serum retinol (P < 0.01), and RBP4 (P < 0.05). It improved insulin sensitivity and decreased the retinol:RBP4 ratio (P < 0.05). These studies suggest that RA is an effective antidiabetic agent that could be considered in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. J. Nutr. 140: 311-316, 2010.
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