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Insulin and Leptin as Adiposity Signals

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Benoit, S. C.·2004·Recent Progress in Hormone Research

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There is now considerable consensus that the adipocyte hormone leptin and the pancreatic hormone insulin are important regulators of food intake and energy balance. Leptin and insulin fulfill many of the requirements to be putative adiposity signals to the brain. Plasma leptin and insulin levels are positively correlated with body weight and with adipose mass in particular. Furthermore, both leptin and insulin enter the brain from the plasma. The brain expresses both insulin and leptin receptors in areas important in the control of food intake and energy balance. Consistent with their roles as adiposity signals, exogenous leptin and insulin both reduce food intake when administered locally into the brain in a number of species under different experimental paradigms. Additionally, central administration of insulin antibodies increases food intake and body weight. Recent studies have demonstrated that both insulin and leptin have additive effects when administered simultaneously. Finally, we recently have demonstrated that leptin and insulin share downstream neuropeptide signaling pathways. Hence, insulin and leptin provide important negative feedback signals to the central nervous system, proportional to peripheral energy stores and coupled with catabolic circuits.

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  1. Matson CA, Wiater MF, Weigle DS 1996 Leptin and the regulation of body adiposity: a critical review. Diabetes Rev 4:488508

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Authors
Benoit, S. C.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Benoit, S. C.
Venue
Recent Progress in Hormone Research
Published
2004-01-01
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
267-285
ISSN
0079-9963 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2125667577
Cited by
266
References
111
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Recent Progress in Hormone Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Cincinnati
  • National Institutes of Health
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, insulin, adiposity signals, food intake regulation, energy balance, leptin receptor, insulin receptor, brain, negative feedback, neuropeptide signaling, body weight, insulin antibodies
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, alpha-MSH, Body Composition, Brain, Humans, Hypothalamus, Insulin, Neuropeptide Y, Signal Transduction, Leptin

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