Circulating leptin concentrations correlate with fat mass and signal the status of somatic energy stores to the brain. Previous studies suggest that diet-induced elevations of body weight increase body weight "set-point". To assess whether chronic hyperleptinemia is responsible for this shift in defended body weight, we elevated circulating leptin concentrations in lean mice to those comparable...

It has recently been reported that the ob gene receptor was expressed on human and murine hematopoietic stem cells and that the ob gene product leptin stimulated hemato- and lymphopoiesis at the stem cell level. These findings suggest a role for leptin in hemato- and lymphopoiesis during fetal development. There is at present no evidence, however, that leptin is synthesized and released by the ...

BACKGROUND Leptin, the protein product of the ob gene, is produced by the adipocyte and seems to function as a link between adiposity, satiety, and activity. Leptin has also been found to be necessary for pubertal development, conception, and pregnancy in mice, and is increased in prepubertal children, independent of adiposity, suggesting a role in childhood growth and development. This study i...

Leptin concentrations have been found to be elevated in cross-sectional studies of established pre-eclampsia. Circulating concentrations of leptin were measured in a cross-sectional study to confirm these findings (19 women with pre-eclampsia and 13 normal pregnant controls) and in a longitudinal study to establish the timing of the increase in leptin concentrations (samples obtained at 16, 20,...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrinopathy in women. it may involve an impairment in physiologic regulation of leptin and ghrelin. there is limited, controversial data on the relation of dietary components with leptin and ghrelin in pcos, so the current study has been conducted to explore the effects of different macronutrients on serum levels of leptin and g...

It has been proposed that maternal nutrient restriction may alter the functional development of the adipocyte and the synthesis and secretion of the adipocyte-derived hormone, leptin, before birth. We have investigated the effects of restricted periconceptional undernutrition and/or restricted gestational nutrition on fetal plasma leptin concentrations and fetal adiposity in late gestation. The...

A photoperiod with a short photophase induces a winterlike phenotype in Siberian hamsters that includes a progressive decrease in food intake and body mass and reproductive organ regression, as well as reversible hypothermia in the form of short-duration torpor. Torpor substantially reduces energy utilization and is not initiated until body mass, fat stores, and serum leptin concentrations are ...