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SUBMITTER: Zhao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774814 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Shangang S Zhu Yi Y Schultz Robbie D RD Li Na N He Zhenyan Z Zhang Zhuzhen Z Caron Alexandre A Zhu Qingzhang Q Sun Kai K Xiong Wei W Deng Hui H Sun Jia J Deng Yingfeng Y Kim Min M Lee Charlotte E CE Gordillo Ruth R Liu Tiemin T Odle Angela K AK Childs Gwen V GV Zhang Ningyan N Kusminski Christine M CM Elmquist Joel K JK Williams Kevin W KW An Zhiqiang Z Scherer Philipp E PE
Cell metabolism 20190905 4
The physiological role of leptin is thought to be a driving force to reduce food intake and increase energy expenditure. However, leptin therapies in the clinic have failed to effectively treat obesity, predominantly due to a phenomenon referred to as leptin resistance. The mechanisms linking obesity and the associated leptin resistance remain largely unclear. With various mouse models and a leptin neutralizing antibody, we demonstrated that hyperleptinemia is a driving force for metabolic disor ...[more]