Studies of the role of leptin in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have
conflicted in their data and interpretation. Such differences may be a result of the assay …

Leptin is viewed as an important target for developing novel therapeutics for obesity,
depression/anxiety and cognitive dysfunctions. The present study therefore concerns …

BackgroundBipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder associated with increased rates of
obesity and inflammation. Leptin is an adipokine that is mainly produced by the white …

Hellström L, Wahrenberg H, Hruska K, Wahrenberg H, Reynisdottir S, Arner P (Danderyd
Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden). Mechanisms behind gender …

Leptin, the product of the human ob gene, is increased in obese individuals, suggesting
resistance to its effect. However, there is a variability in leptin levels at each level of body …

Abstract Geldszus R, Mayr B, Horn R, Geisthövel F, von zur Mühlen A, Brabant G. Serum
leptin and weight reduction in female obesity. Eur J Endocrinol 1996; 135: 659–62. ISSN …

BackgroundDepression is a frequent mood disorder that affects around 33% of stroke
patients and has been associated with both poorer outcome and increased mortality. Our …

In this study we hypothesized that there is a correlation between serum leptin levels and
body mass indices within pa-tients with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa during a twelve …

Leptin is a protein hormone produced by adipocytes that reflects the body fat content. The
aim of our study was to compare serum leptin levels in randomly selected untreated males …

Leptin plays an important role in the modulation of the dopaminergic system and has
recently been implicated in schizophrenia. There have been conflicting reports on leptin …