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Leptin receptor action and mechanisms of leptin resistance

Leptin receptor action and mechanisms of leptin resistance The adipose tissue-derived hormone leptin regulates energy balance and neuroendocrine function. Resistance to the appetite-suppressing effects of leptin is associated with common forms of obesity. Here, we review the mechanisms by which leptin activates intracellular signals and the roles that these signals play in leptin action in vivo. Furthermore, we discuss potential mechanisms of leptin resistance, specifically focusing on data regarding the neuroanatomical locus of leptin resistance and potential mechanisms by which expression of the suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 may impair leptin action. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Springer Journals

Leptin receptor action and mechanisms of leptin resistance

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel
Subject
Life Sciences; Cell Biology; Biomedicine general; Life Sciences, general; Biochemistry, general
ISSN
1420-682X
eISSN
1420-9071
DOI
10.1007/s00018-004-4432-1
pmid
15770417
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Abstract

The adipose tissue-derived hormone leptin regulates energy balance and neuroendocrine function. Resistance to the appetite-suppressing effects of leptin is associated with common forms of obesity. Here, we review the mechanisms by which leptin activates intracellular signals and the roles that these signals play in leptin action in vivo. Furthermore, we discuss potential mechanisms of leptin resistance, specifically focusing on data regarding the neuroanatomical locus of leptin resistance and potential mechanisms by which expression of the suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 may impair leptin action.

Journal

Cellular and Molecular Life SciencesSpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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