In humans, many leptin deficiency syndromes are responsive to leptin replacement therapy. As leptin is involved in numerous pathways, the effects of too little leptin are widespread (including ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University Professor Ki-Han Kim has discovered new information about how the weight-reducing protein leptin works, and he has been able to double its useful life. This ...

Background: Leptin could be a key regulator of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which serve as a marker of systemic inflammation. Both leptin and CRP are predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; CVD, cardiovascular disease; MI, myocardial infarction. a High leptin was defined as the highest sex-specific quartile of serum leptin (≥7.6 ng/ml in men ...

Leptin resistance has been linked to “various health issues including obesity-related inflammation and an increased risk for ...

Leptin, the "fullness hormone," tells your brain when you are full. Both hormones work together to regulate appetite and ...

In "Leptin Receptor Neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus require distinct neuronal subsets for thermogenesis and weight loss," researchers laid out the pathways, chemicals, neurons and brain ...