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Leptin resistance in obesity: An epigenetic landscape.
Crujeiras, Ana B; Carreira, Marcos C; Cabia, Begoña; Andrade, Sara; Amil, Maria; Casanueva, Felipe F.
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  • Crujeiras AB; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
  • Carreira MC; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
  • Cabia B; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
  • Andrade S; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
  • Amil M; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
  • Casanueva FF; Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and Santiago de Compostela University (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, S
Life Sci ; 140: 57-63, 2015 Nov 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25998029
Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone that inhibits food intake and stimulates energy expenditure through interactions with neuronal pathways in the brain, particularly pathways involving the hypothalamus. Intact functioning of the leptin route is required for body weight and energy homeostasis. Given its function, the discovery of leptin increased expectations for the treatment of obesity. However, most obese individuals and subjects with a predisposition to regain weight after losing it have leptin concentrations than lean individuals, but despite the anorexigenic function of this hormone, appetite is not effectively suppressed in these individuals. This phenomenon has been deemed leptin resistance and could be the result of impairments at a number of levels in the leptin signalling pathway, including reduced access of the hormone to its receptor due to changes in receptor expression or changes in post-receptor signal transduction. Epigenetic regulation of the leptin signalling circuit could be a potential mechanism of leptin function disturbance. This review discusses the molecular mechanisms, particularly the epigenetic regulation mechanisms, involved in leptin resistance associated with obesity and the therapeutic potential of these molecular mechanisms in the battle against the obesity pandemic.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Leptina / Epigênese Genética / Obesidade Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Life Sci Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Leptina / Epigênese Genética / Obesidade Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Life Sci Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda