ReviewMetabolism: clinical and experimental2024
History and future of leptin: Discovery, regulation and signaling.
Review in Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Leptin, adiponectin levels and their ratios in women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative adipokine profile in middle-aged master athletes, untrained adults, and young individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Global Research Landscape on Leptin Resistance and Obesity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction: Trends, Networks and Visualisation Analysis (1995-2025).Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Review
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- Unravelling obesity: from leptin to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.Journal of applied genetics · 2026Review
- The role of tanycytes in the regulation of energy balance.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
- Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 2 (USP2) as a Modulator of Energy Metabolism: A Review of Studies Using Animal and Cellular Models.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The therapeutic potential of local injection of leptin for periodontitis in rats: an investigation based on the OPG/RANKL mechanism.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Crosstalk Between Leptin and Adiponectin in Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Oncogenic Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Demethylation of leptin promoter in gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a mouse model.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Restoring leptin sensitivity in metabolic and extra-metabolic leptin resistance: Pharmacologic strategies, systemic implications, and future directions.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- Leptin receptor rs1137101 polymorphism and altered leptin-sOb-R axis contribute to type 2 diabetes risk in Gujarat population.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Methylation status of leptin gene promoter in relatively lean Chinese adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Leptin and G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling: Therapeutic potential in obesity.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025Review
- Leptin's potential mechanisms in ICU-acquired weakness.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Review
- The Effects of Adipose Tissue Dysregulation on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Exploring How Adipose Tissue, Obesity, and Gender Influence the Immune Response to Vaccines: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
The cloning of leptin 30 years ago in 1994 was an important milestone in obesity research. Prior to the discovery of leptin, obesity was stigmatized as a condition caused by lack of character and self-control. Mutations in either leptin or its receptor were the first single gene mutations found to cause severe obesity, and it is now recognized that obesity is caused mostly by a dysregulation of central neuronal circuits. Since the discovery of the leptin-deficient obese mouse (ob/ob) the cloning of leptin (ob aka lep) and leptin receptor (db aka lepr) genes, we have learned much about leptin and its action in the central nervous system. The first hope that leptin would cure obesity was quickly dampened because humans with obesity have increased leptin levels and develop leptin resistance. Nevertheless, leptin target sites in the brain represent an excellent blueprint to understand how neuronal circuits control energy homeostasis. Our expanding understanding of leptin function, interconnection of leptin signaling with other systems and impact on distinct physiological functions continues to guide and improve the development of safe and effective interventions to treat metabolic illnesses. This review highlights past concepts and current emerging concepts of the hormone leptin, leptin receptor signaling pathways and central targets to mediate distinct physiological functions.
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