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METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 275-277Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.10.001
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [KFO 152, FA476/4-1, BL833/1-1]
- IZKF Leipzig [B25]
- Deutsche Diabetes-Stiftung
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The objective of the study was to investigate serum levels of the adipokine retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) in patients with preeclampsia (PE) as compared with healthy controls of similar gestational age. Retinol-binding protein 4 serum levels were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in control (n = 20) and PE (n = 16) patients. Mean maternal RBP4 concentrations were not significantly different in PE (24.5 mg/L) as compared with controls (22.3 mg/L). Furthermore, RBP4 did not correlate to clinical and biochemical measures of pregnancy outcome, renal function, glucose, and lipid metabolism, as well as inflammation. Our results do not support a role of RBP4 ill the pathogenesis of PE. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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