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    second strand of DNA was leptin. Leptin is a protein that is stored in the brain and regulates ones hunger (The Facts on Leptin: FAQ ). The disease that leptin can cause is obesity . Leptin is produced in fat cells, therefore the more you eat, the more leptin you have, and the less you eat, the less leptin you have. When one stops eating it causes the leptin levels in the body to decrease and the brain begins to sense starvation (The Facts on Leptin: FAQ). When leptin levels are not high enough

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    Leptin, which is a peptidic hormone (possessing two or more amino acids), essentially serves as a messenger between the brain and fat tissue, and has been noted to aid in the maintenance of body weight. In many animal models, which include rats and mice, obesity was found to be caused by mutations in the rodents' leptin and leptin receptors, where single mutations (mutations where changes occur to only one nucleotide base) occurred in the coding area or the 5' end of the non-coding region of the

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    Plasma leptin concentration has been increased due to high tail fat diet. Leptin is secreted by adipocytes that is implicated in nutrition and cognition (Morrison 2009). Hyperleptinemia is induced by obesity and aging which is associated with dysregulation in leptin signaling; moreover, leptin signaling is affected by diet manipulation. Low affinity leptin to its receptor (Ob-Rb) and inability of upregulation Ob-Rb proportional to leptin concentration was developed by high fat diet (Mitchell et al

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    were obese. That means about one-third of the whole United States are affected by this epidemic. Leptin, a protein believed to regulate fat storage in the body, has been the focus of many scientific researches since 1994, however researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that leptin action is not the culprit for the uprise in obesity. In the hope that Lepin would solve this epidemic, leptin has attracted much attention as being the most important peripheral signals for the maintenance of

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    The leptin hormone is derived from adipose (fat) tissues. This circulating hormone is used to communicate to the central nervous system (CNS) and indicates whether the body has enough energy present. When there is enough energy, leptin communicates to the body that it is full; signaling to the body that it no longer needs to nourish itself. When there is enough energy present and no food intake, the body then utilizes and expends the energy that is presently stored. In this research paper, I will

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    What are leptin supplements? For every person who is willing to put in the time and effort for long-term weight loss, there is another person just looking for that quick fix. At this point, years of failed programs and scams should having most people know that there truly is no miracle fix to weight loss programs, and that any successful and reputable one will require you to address changes in your lifestyle that may be contributing to excess fat. However, every day new companies pop up touting

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    Leptin is a hormone produced by the fat cell (adipocytes), the ob gene encodes it and its function is to control the brain (hypothalamus) to inhibit food intake and increase energy expenditure 1. Potential of leptin to act as a therapeutic agent for obesity  When a person is obese, they have high levels of leptin and one way to decrease the levels is by “leptin replacement” where by the changes caused by leptin are reversed so that weight loss can commence and it maintained. Another way of maintaining/

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    measure of leptin produced by the wild type mouse and can helpfully bind to leptin receptor of the ob/ob mouse. Due to this the body weight and blood sugar are decreased in ob/ob mouse. 2. What is the effect on body weight and blood glucose of db/db mutant mouse that went parabiosis with an ob/ob mutant mouse? Why? The body weight and blood glucose are increased in db/db mouse if it parabiosis with ob/ob mutant mouse. The increase in body weight is due to the presence of the leptin receptor in

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    Thrombosis and Leptin The manifestation of P-selection in the case of vitro human platelets is increased by the Leptin. Fascinatingly, the augmentation of the results of APD-induced combination from the Leptin mitigated in the platelets found from the overweight or the obese patients in comparison to the normal-weight patients. However, other studies showed no effect of Leptin at concentration levels of up to 500 ng/mL from obese and other normal weight subjects. Results from 44 women diagnosed

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    And quon, M, (2008). Leptin and cardiovascular disease: response to therapeutic intervention. Circulation, [online] 117 (25), pp 3238-3249. Available at: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/117/25/3238.full [Accessed 10 may 2015] Yang, R. and Barouch, L. (2007). Leptin Signaling and Obesity: Cardiovascular Consequences.Circulation Research, [online] 101(6), pp.545-559. Available at: http://circres

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