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Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

Maffei, M., Halaas, J., Ravussin, E., Pratley, R.E., Lee, G.H., Zhang, Y., Fei, H., Kim, S. +4 more·1995·Nature Medicine

Abstract

Leptin, the gene product of the obese gene, may play an important role in regulating body weight by signalling the size of the adipose tissue mass. Plasma leptin was found to be highly correlated with body mass index (BMI) in rodents and in 87 lean and obese humans. In humans, there was variability in plasma leptin at each BMI suggesting that there are differences in its secretion rate from fat. Weight loss due to food restriction was associated with a decrease in plasma leptin in samples from mice and obese humans.

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  • Human obesity is a syndrome characterized by leptin resistance.

    “This is crucial to our understanding of human obesity, a syndrome characterized by leptin resistance (51”
  • Leptin concentrations increase with accretion of adipose tissue mass and decrease when adipose mass is lost.

    “Leptin concentrations increase with accretion of adipose tissue mass and decrease when adipose mass is lost (22).”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [22]

  • At a given body mass index or percentage of fat, there is substantial variability of leptin.

    “At a given body mass index or percentage of fat, there is substantial variability of leptin and '10-15% of obese subjects have endogenous concentrations of leptin that are indistinguishable from those of lean patients (22).”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [22]

  • Most obese patients have high leptin concentrations.

    “Plasma leptin concentrations in humans are highly correlated with adipose tissue mass, and most obese patients have high leptin concentrations (22).”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [22]

  • Plasma leptin concentrations in humans are highly correlated with adipose tissue mass.

    “Plasma leptin concentrations in humans are highly correlated with adipose tissue mass, and most obese patients have high leptin concentrations (22).”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [22]

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Maffei, M., Halaas, J., Ravussin, E., Pratley, R. E., Lee, G. H., Zhang, Y., Fei, H., Kim, S., Lallone, R., Ranganathan, S., Kern, P. A., & Friedman, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Rockefeller University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Brookwood Baptist Health (US)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
1995-11
Volume
1
Issue
11
Pages
1155-1161
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2125510262
Cited by
3,725
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 68 · 2022: 71 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 86 · 2019: 110 · 2018: 95 · 2017: 105 · 2016: 108 · 2015: 140 · 2014: 145 · 2013: 143 · 2012: 150
FWCI
62.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK 39176, DK-41096, R01DK041096)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR00862, P41RR000862)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
Keywords
leptin, obese gene, plasma leptin, body mass index, obesity, weight loss, dietary restriction, adipose tissue, leptin gene expression, body weight regulation, rodents
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Energy Intake, Fasting, Female, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Mice, Inbred Strains, Mice, Obese, Middle Aged, Obesity, Proteins, Rats, Mutant Strains, RNA, Immunoblotting, Weight Loss, Body Mass Index, Leptin, White People, Mice, Rats

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