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Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, "thin") is a hormone predominantly made by adipocytes and enterocytes in the small intestine that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn diminishes fat storage in adipocytes
Leptin regulates food intake and energy expenditure
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References (Sources)
- Diet-induced obese mice develop peripheral, but not central, resistance to leptin
- Different Central and Peripheral Responses to Leptin in Rhesus Monkeys: Brain Transport May Be Limited
- Intracerebroventricular injection of leptin increases thermogenesis and mobilizes fat metabolism in ob/ob mice
- Intranasal Leptin Reduces Appetite and Induces Weight Loss in Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO)
- Leptin and the Blood-Brain Barrier: Curiosities and Controversies
- Probiotic Strains and Intervention Total Doses for Modulating Obesity-Related Microbiota Dysbiosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Two defects contribute to hypothalamic leptin resistance in mice with diet-induced obesity