Assessment of Retinol Binding Protein 4 in Nutritional Diseases and Liver or Kidney Diseases

VernacularTitle:视黄醇结合蛋白4检测在营养性疾病及肝肾损害检测中的临床应用
Author: Jun MENG ; Zhidong GU ; Ninan CHEN ; Dongqing ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: retinol binding protein 4; nutritional diseases; liver and kidney damage
From: Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2015;(1):1-3,7
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4)was a class of secreting protein,mainly synthesized by the liver,widely distribu-ted in the human body blood,urine and other body fluids.It plays an important role in assisting the physiological function of vitamin A[1].Recent research shows that RBP4 was a new kind of adipocytokine,participated in insulin resistance and occur-rence of type 2 diabetes,and had a closed relationship with diabetic nephropathy,nutritional disease.This article describes the function of RBP4,review the relationship between RBP4 and nutritional or other type of diseases,and new clinical detec-tion method with RBP4.