title: Higher serum retinol-binding protein concentration in Indonesian neonates in Surabaya than Japanese neonates in Kobe.
abstract: The concentrations of serum retinol-binding protein (RBP), prealbumin (PA) and vitamin A of Indonesian neonates were compared with those of Japanese neonates. The mean serum concentrations of both PA and vitamin A did not differ significantly in Indonesian and Japanese neonates. Indonesian neonates had significantly higher serum RBP (2.75 +/- 0.87 mg/dl, mean +/- SD) than Japanese neonates (1.65 +/- 0.55 mg/dl, p less than 0.01). The molar ratio of vitamin A:RBP in Indonesian infants was significantly lower than in Japanese infants (p less than 0.02), and this in turn is indicative of increased concentrations of retinol-free RBP in the plasma of Indonesian neonates. The results suggest that RBP metabolism in Indonesian neonates differs from that in Japanese neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mukono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007214:Indonesia; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000032:analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D011228:Prealbumin; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D014801:Vitamin A