BACKGROUND although there is much evidence regarding the physiologic and pathogenic roles of the newly described adipokines retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and lipocalin-2 as potential promoters of insulin resistance in obese adults, relatively little information exists regarding their roles in obese children. METHODS we investigated the circulating concentrations of RBP4 and lipocalin-2 in ...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically worldwide. Excess adiposity is an important contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (1 ). Insulin resistance, inflammation, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, components of the metabolic syndrome, have been implicated in the effects of adiposity on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but the...

OBJECTIVE The proinflammatory cytokines/adipokines produced from adipose tissue act in an autocrine and/or endocrine manner to perpetuate local inflammation and to induce peripheral insulin resistance. The present study investigates whether lipocalin-2 deficiency or replenishment with this adipokine has any impact on systemic insulin sensitivity and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESU...

The features of markers the protective system saliva, blood and urine in patients with tubulointerstitial kidney damage were studied a comparative aspect. For this study, 58 selected chronic disease, namely disease. In blood, oral fluid urine, content lysozyme, level lactoferrin, cystatin lipocalin-2 determined by enzyme immunoassay. It was found that somatic pathology affects both frequency oc...

The human 25-kDa Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) was first identified and purified as a protein that in part is associated with gelatinase from neutrophils. This shows high degree of sequence similarity the deduced sequences rat α -microglobulin-related mouse 24p3. Based on its typical lipocalin fold, which consists an eight-stranded, anti-parallel, symmetrical β-barrel fold structure it initially thought L...

OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the response of the body to infection injures its own tissues and organs. The early prediction of sepsis by current clinical and laboratory methods remains inadequate. Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin level is increased in sepsis irrespective of renal dysfunction. Therefore, we aimed to correlate the serum neutro...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic significance of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in detecting the development of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing contrast imaging in an emergency department setting. METHODS The case-control study was conducted at the emergency department of Uludag University, Turkey, between January 1 and July 1, 2012, and comprised patients ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BSA: Bovine Serum Albumin; CD4: Cluster of Differentiation 4; CPS: Capsular Polysaccharide; CXCL10: Chemokine X Chemotactic Ligand 10; DHBA: Dihydroxybenzoic Acid; ER Stress: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress; FBS: Fetal Bovine Serum; HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen; IP-10: InterferonInducible Protein 10; LCN2: Lipocalin 2; NGAL: NeutrophilGe...