...Yingying Li; Yuan Gao; Ting Cui; Ting Yang; Lan Liu; Tingyu Li; Jie Chen Background/Aims: Vitamin A (VA) protects the intestinal epithelial barrier by improving cell migration and proliferation. Our previous studies demonstrated that VA deficiency (VAD) during pregnancy suppresses the systemic...

...Paula S. Azevedo; Marcos F. Minicucci; Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci; Luis A. Justulin Jr; Luiz S. Matsubara; Beatriz B. Matsubara; Ethel Novelli; Fabio Seiva; Giovanna Ebaid; Alvaro O. Campana; Leonardo A.M. Zornoff; Sergio A.R. Paiva Background/Aims: Experimental studies suggest that vitamin A plays...

...Jaume Amengual; Joan Ribot; M. Luisa Bonet; Andreu Palou Vitamin A, mainly as retinoic acid (RA), is known to affect the development and function of adipose tissues. Treatment with RA reduces body weight and adiposity independent of changes in food intake in mice. Lipid metabolism in liver can have...

...Josep Mercader; Nuria Granados; Luisa Bonet; Andreu Palou Background/Aims: Adipose-derived retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) might contribute to the development of insulin resistance, and therefore further knowledge of factors regulating it is of interest. Retinoic acid, the acid form of vitamin...