Intermediate and low abundant protein analysis of vitamin D deficient obese and non-obese subjects by MALDI-profiling

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 12633 - 10
• Main Authors: Al-Daghri, Nasser M., Torretta, Enrica, Capitanio, Daniele, Fania, Chiara, Guerini, Franca Rosa, Sabico, Shaun B., Clerici, Mario, Gelfi, Cecilia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.10.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/163/2743/393; 692/53/2422; 82; 82/16; 82/29; 82/47; 82/58; 82/80; Apolipoproteins; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Complement component C3; Diabetes mellitus; Environmental factors; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lipid metabolism; Low density lipoprotein; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; multidisciplinary; Obesity; Peptides; Proteins; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Scientific imaging; Triglycerides; Vitamin D; Vitamin deficiency

Obesity is a pathological condition caused by genetic and environmental factors, including vitamin D deficiency, which increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disorders and diabetes. This case-control study was designed to verify whether serum profiles could be identified differentiating obe...