Leptin is a product of the obese gene and plays an important role in the regulation of body
weight and food intake. Weight and appetite are frequently altered in depression. So far …

Leptin is thought to be related to vegetative symptoms of depression such as alterations in
food intake and weight. Fifty‐seven drug‐free patients and 26 healthy controls were enrolled …

Leptin is known to regulate food intake and energy expenditure. Since loss of appetite and
body weight are important signs and symptoms of major depression we studied leptin …

Background: Leptin is a hormone known to participate in the regulation of weight and
appetite and is therefore of interest to examine in the context of major depressive disorder …

Objective: The present study investigated whether peripheral leptin levels are associated
with current depressive episodes in a cross-sectional study nested within a population …

Appetite, food intake and weight are frequently altered in psychiatric disorders such as major
depression and schizophrenia. The few studies investigating weight and the body mass …

Previous work has shown that leptin appears to regulate the plasma levels of hormones
such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol in humans and that it has …

Background Leptin is a hormone that regulates fat metabolism and appetite. The secretion of
leptin is regulated by adiposity and, in the rodent, by factors such as insulin, β-adrenergic …

Background This study aimed to determine the association between circulating leptin levels
and total depressive symptoms as well as depressive symptom dimensions (cognitive and …

Leptin, the protein product of the obese (ob) gene, has been suggested to play a role in the
regulation of food intake. As depressive episodes are frequently characterized by loss of …