Vol. 33 (Suppl 2) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Effects of body fat reduction on plasma adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein concentration in obese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

OBJECTIVES: The influence of body fat reduction on adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) in obese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) was investigated to examine whether it relates to the etiopathogenesis of insulin resistance (IR) and obesity.

METHODS: We studied 14 obese patients with T1DM and.....