Open Access<p>Plasma RBP4 Level in Association with Body Composition, Metabolic Profile, STRA6 and RBP4 Gene Polymorphisms in Obese Romanian Children</p>
Author(s) -
Anastasia Boaghi,
Raluca-Monica Pop,
Simona Loredana Vasilache,
Claudia Bănescu,
Adina Huțanu,
Oana Mărginean,
Ionela Pașcanu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s273146
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , medicine , obesity , body mass index , overweight , homeostatic model assessment , endocrinology , retinol binding protein 4 , population , adipokine , environmental health
Pediatric obesity continues to remain a serious health concern which has significantly increased the morbidity risk in adulthood. Recent studies have analyzed the impact of the two adipokines, RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) and STRA6 (stimulated by retinoic acid 6) in pediatric obese subjects with contradictory results.