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ArticlePloS one2015

Leptin levels are negatively correlated with 2-arachidonoylglycerol in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with osteoarthritis.

James Nicholson, Syed Azim, Mario J Rebecchi, William Galbavy, Tian Feng, Ruth Reinsel, Sabeen Rizwan, Christopher J Fowler, Helene Benveniste, Martin Kaczocha

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Orexin-A represses satiety-inducing POMC neurons and contributes to obesity via stimulation of endocannabinoid signaling.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

James NicholsonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Syed AzimDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Mario J RebecchiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
William GalbavyDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Tian FengDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Ruth ReinselDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Sabeen RizwanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Christopher J FowlerDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Helene BenvenisteDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Martin KaczochaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America; Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Stony Brook University · USUmeå University · SE

Funding

Anandamide Transport InhibitorsR01DA035923 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI KACZOCHA, MARTIN · 2013 to 2017
$3.8M
FABPs: Novel Roles in Pain and InflammationR01DA035949 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI KACZOCHA, MARTIN · 2014 to 2022
$3.0M
NIDA NIH HHS DA035923NIDA NIH HHS DA035949NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA035923NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA035949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is compelling evidence in humans that peripheral endocannabinoid signaling is disrupted in obesity. However, little is known about the corresponding central signaling. Here, we have investigated the relationship between gender, leptin, body mass index (BMI) and levels of the endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of primarily overweight to obese patients with osteoarthritis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsPatients (20 females, 15 males, age range 44-78 years, BMI range 24-42) undergoing total knee arthroplasty for end-stage osteoarthritis were recruited for the study. Endocannabinoids were quantified by liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry. AEA and 2-AG levels in the serum and CSF did not correlate with either age or BMI. However, 2-AG levels in the CSF, but not serum, correlated negatively with CSF leptin levels (Spearman's ρ -0.48, P=0.0076, n=30). No such correlations were observed for AEA and leptin. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: In the patient sample investigated, there is a negative association between 2-AG and leptin levels in the CSF. This is consistent with pre-clinical studies in animals, demonstrating that leptin controls the levels of hypothalamic endocannabinoids that regulate feeding behavior.

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AdultAgedArachidonic AcidsArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBody Mass IndexChromatography, LiquidEndocannabinoidsFemaleGlyceridesHumansLeptinMaleMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedObesityOsteoarthritisanandamideArachidonic AcidsEndocannabinoidsGlyceridesglyceryl 2-arachidonateLeptinPolyunsaturated Alkamides

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PMID25835291
PMCPMC4383333
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