Journal article

Publication year: 2009

Pages: 275-277

Journal: Metabolism

Volume number: 58

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0026-0495

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2008.10.001

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
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.

Harvard Citation style: Stepan, H., Ebert, T., Schrey, S., Reisenbüchler, C., Blüher, M., Stumvoll, M., et al. (2009) Preliminary report: serum levels of retinol-binding protein 4 in preeclampsia, Metabolism, 58(3), pp. 275-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2008.10.001

APA Citation style: Stepan, H., Ebert, T., Schrey, S., Reisenbüchler, C., Blüher, M., Stumvoll, M., Kratzsch, J., Tönnessen, P., Faber, R., & Fasshauer, M. (2009). Preliminary report: serum levels of retinol-binding protein 4 in preeclampsia. Metabolism. 58(3), 275-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2008.10.001