"Leptin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A 16-kDa peptide hormone secreted from WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Leptin serves as a feedback signal from fat cells to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM in regulation of food intake, energy balance, and fat storage.
| Descriptor ID |
D020738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.042.500 D12.644.276.024.500 D12.644.548.011.500 D12.776.467.024.500 D23.529.024.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Leptin- Leptin
- Obese Protein
- Obese Gene Product
- Gene Product, Obese
- Ob Gene Product
- Gene Product, Ob
- Ob Protein
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leptin" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of nutritional status on vaccine-induced immunity in children living in South Africa: Investigating the B-cell repertoire and metabolic hormones. Vaccine. 2024 May 22; 42(14):3337-3345.
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Visceral adiposity is a predictor of parathyroid hormone levels in healthy adults. J Endocrinol Invest. 2016 Apr; 39(4):447-53.
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Dr. Dessein, et al reply. J Rheumatol. 2015 Apr; 42(4):727-8.
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Leptin is positively associated with blood pressure in african men with a low body mass index: the SAfrEIC study. Horm Metab Res. 2015 Feb; 47(2):145-51.
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Effect of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on the independent relationship of leptin with atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2014 Oct; 41(10):2087-9.
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Small-sided games training reduces CRP, IL-6 and leptin in sedentary, middle-aged men. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2014 Nov; 114(11):2289-97.
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A 12-week sports-based exercise programme for inactive Indigenous Australian men improved clinical risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Sci Med Sport. 2015 Jul; 18(4):438-43.
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Age impacts on the independent relationships of leptin with cardiometabolic risk and surrogate markers of enhanced early atherogenesis in black and white patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Rheumatol Int. 2014 Mar; 34(3):329-39.
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Rheumatoid arthritis impacts on the independent relationships between circulating adiponectin concentrations and cardiovascular metabolic risk. Mediators Inflamm. 2013; 2013:461849.
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Adipokine serum concentrations, anthropometric measurements and socio-economic status in two ethnic groups with different prevalence levels for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Horm Metab Res. 2011 Aug; 43(9):660-6.