Abstract
Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs), a family of lipid chaperone molecules that are involved in intracellular lipid transportation to specific cellular compartments, stimulate lipid-associated responses such as biological signaling, membrane synthesis, transcriptional regulation, and lipid synthesis. Previous studies have shown that FABP4, a member of this family of proteins that are expressed in adipocytes and macrophages, plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT). Since significant increases in the serum levels of FABP4 were detected in those patients, FABP4 has been identified as a crucial biomarker for these systemic diseases. In addition, in the field of ophthalmology, our group found that intraocular levels of FABP4 (ioFABP4) and free fatty acids (ioFFA) were substantially elevated in patients with retinal vascular diseases (RVDs) including proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and retinal vein occlusion (RVO), for which DM and HT are also recognized as significant risk factors. Recent studies have also revealed that ioFABP4 plays important roles in both retinal physiology and pathogenesis, and the results of these studies have suggested potential molecular targets for retinal diseases that might lead to future new therapeutic strategies.
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Ohguro, H.; Watanabe, M.; Hikage, F.; Sato, T.; Nishikiori, N.; Umetsu, A.; Higashide, M.; Ogawa, T.; Furuhashi, M.
Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4-Mediated Regulation Is Pivotally Involved in Retinal Pathophysiology: A Review. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 7717.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147717
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Ohguro H, Watanabe M, Hikage F, Sato T, Nishikiori N, Umetsu A, Higashide M, Ogawa T, Furuhashi M.
Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4-Mediated Regulation Is Pivotally Involved in Retinal Pathophysiology: A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(14):7717.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147717
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Ohguro, Hiroshi, Megumi Watanabe, Fumihito Hikage, Tatsuya Sato, Nami Nishikiori, Araya Umetsu, Megumi Higashide, Toshifumi Ogawa, and Masato Furuhashi.
2024. "Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4-Mediated Regulation Is Pivotally Involved in Retinal Pathophysiology: A Review" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 14: 7717.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147717
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