Partial leptin deficiency confers resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice

Objective: Hyperleptinemia per se is sufficient to promote leptin resistance in the obese state. Leptin sensitivity can be restored by reducing circulating leptin levels within a physiologically healthy range and is a viable antiobesity and antidiabetic strategy. However, a previous study suggests t...

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Main Authors: Shangang Zhao, Na Li, Yi Zhu, Leon Straub, Zhuzhen Zhang, May-Yun Wang, Qingzhang Zhu, Christine M. Kusminski, Joel K. Elmquist, Philipp E. Scherer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877820300697