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Insulin and cortisol promote leptin production in cultured human fat cells by WABITSCH, M, JENSEN, P. B, BLUM, W. F, CHRISTOFFERSEN, C. T, ENGLARO, P, HEINZE, E, RASCHER, W, TELLER, W, TORNQVIST, H, HAUNER, H

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the regulation of leptin expression and production in cultured human adipocytes using the model of in vitro…”
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Leptin reduction after endurance races differing in duration and energy expenditure by Zaccaria, Marco, Ermolao, Andrea, Roi, Giulio Sergio, Englaro, Piera, Tegon, Giovanna, Varnier, Maurizio

“…Serum leptin concentrations are reduced in the presence of a negative energy balance. It has been demonstrated, however, that strenuous and prolonged exercise,…”
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Evidence for a leptin-neuropeptide Y axis for the regulation of growth hormone secretion in the rat by Vuagnat, B A, Pierroz, D D, Lalaoui, M, Englaro, P, Pralong, F P, Blum, W F, Aubert, M L

“…The obese gene (OB) product, leptin, has been shown to exert control on metabolic processes such as food intake and body weight homeostasis, possibly through a…”
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Serum leptin is suppressed by growth hormone therapy in growth hormone-deficient children by Rauch, F, Westermann, F, Englaro, P, Blum, W F, Schönau, E

“…Leptin is a hormone which is exclusively synthesized and secreted by adipocytes. As of yet, little is known about the complex interplay of hormones in the…”
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Plasma Leptin Levels in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Dependence on Body Mass Index, Body Fat Mass, Gender, Pubertal Stage, and Testosterone by Blum, Werner F., Englaro, Piera, Hanitsch, Sigrid, Juul, Anders, Hertel, Niels T., Müller, Jorn, Skakkebæk, Niels E., Heiman, Mark L., Birkett, Martin, Attanasio, Andrea M., Kiess, Wieland, Rascher, Wolfgang

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Plasma leptin levels in healthy children and adolescents : Dependence on body mass index, body fat mass, gender, pubertal stage, and testosterone by BLUM, W. F, ENGLARO, P, KIESS, W, RASCHER, W, HANITSCH, S, JUUL, A, HERTEL, N. T, MÜLLER, J, SKAKKEBAEK, N. E, HEIMAN, M. L, BIRKETT, M, ATTANASIO, A. M

“…Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is thought to play a key role in the regulation of body fat mass. Beyond this function, it appears to be an integral…”
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Testosterone substitution normalizes elevated serum leptin levels in hypogonadal men by JOCKENHÖVEL, F, BLUM, W. F, VOGEL, E, ENGLARO, P, MÜLLER-WIELAND, D, REINWEIN, D, RASCHER, W, KRONE, W

“…The ob gene product leptin (OB) is a feedback signal from the adipocyte to the hypothalamus and is involved in regulation of food intake and energy expenditure…”
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Leptin serum concentrations in healthy neonates within the first week of life: relation to insulin and growth hormone levels, skinfold thickness, body mass index and weight by Schubring, Christian, Siebler, Thomas, Kratzsch, Jürgen, Englaro, Piera, Blum, Werner F., Triep, Karin, Kiess, Wieland

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS Leptin, the ob gene product, plays a key role in the regulation of body fat mass and weight in adult life. The mechanisms by which maternal…”
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Inappropriate elevation of serum leptin levels in children with chronic renal failure by DASCHNER, M, TÖNSHOFF, B, BLUM, W. F, ENGLARO, P, WINGEN, A.-M, SCHAEFER, F, WÜHL, E, RASCHER, W, MEHLS, O

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Chronic Administration of Leptin into the Lateral Ventricle Induces Sexual Maturation in Severely Food-restricted Female Rats by Gruaz, Nadine M., Lalaoui, Meriem, Pierroz, Dominique D., Englaro, Piera, Sizoneko, Pierre C., Blum, Werner F., Aubert, Michel L.

“…In many species, delayed sexual maturation occurs when metabolic conditions are not satisfactory. Recently, leptin was shown to be involved in the regulation…”
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Lack of effects of circulating thyroid hormone levels on serum leptin concentrations by CORBETTA, S, ENGLARO, P, GIAMBONA, S, PERSANI, L, BLUM, W. F, BECK-PECCOZ, P

“…Leptin is the protein product of the ob gene, secreted by adipocytes. It has been suggested that it may play an important role in regulating appetite and…”
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Human and clinical perspectives on leptin by Blum, Werner F., Englaro, Piera, Attanasio, Andrea M., Kiess, Wieland, Rascher, Wolfgang

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Resting energy-expenditure (REE) in cirrhotic patients: Role of plasma concentrations of leptin and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) by Buda, Andrea, Varnier, Maurizio, Venturi, Carla, Burra, Patrizia, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Pevere, Sara, Farinati, Fabio, Englaro, Piera, Naccarato, Remo, Martines, Diego

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Leptin concentrations in serum from a randomly recruited sample of 50- to 80-year-old men and women : positive association with plasma insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF-binding protein-3 in lean, but not in obese, individuals by SECK, T, ENGLARO, P, BLUM, W. F, SCHEIDT-NAVE, C, RASCHER, W, ZIEGLER, R, PFEILSCHIFTER, J

“…The GH/IGF axis is thought to play an important role in the regulation of body composition throughout life. Changes in body fat stores also affect the activity…”
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Leptin as a metabolic regulator during fetal and neonatal life and in childhood and adolescence by Kiess, W, Siebler, T, Englaro, P, Kratzsch, J, Deutscher, J, Meyer, K, Gallaher, B, Blum, W F

“…Body weight is regulated by a feedback loop in which peripheral signals report nutritional information to an integratory center in the brain. The cloning of…”
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Increased levels but preserved diurnal variation of serum leptin in GH-deficient patients : lack of impact of different modes of GH administration by NØRRELUND, H, GRAVHOLT, C. H, ENGLARO, P, BLUM, W. F, RASCHER, W, CHRISTIANSEN, J. S, JORGENSEN, J. O. L

“…The regulation of leptin production in humans is poorly understood but appears to depend on total body fat, changes in energy intake and insulin levels. Since…”
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Testosterone Substitution Normalizes Elevated Serum Leptin Levels in Hypogonadal Men by Jockenhövel, Friedrich, Blum, Werner F, Vogel, Elisabeth, Englaro, Piera, Müller-Wieland, Dirk, Reinwein, Dankwart, Rascher, Wolfgang, Krone, Wilhelm

“…The ob gene product leptin (OB) is a feedback signal from the adipocyte to the hypothalamus and is involved in regulation of food intake and energy expenditure…”
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Plasma Leptin Levels in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Dependence on Body Mass Index, Body Fat Mass, Gender, Pubertal Stage, and Testosterone1 by Blum, Werner F, Englaro, Piera, Hanitsch, Sigrid, Juul, Anders, Hertel, Niels T, Müller, Jorn, Skakkebæk, Niels E, Heiman, Mark L, Birkett, Martin, Attanasio, Andrea M, Kiess, Wieland, Rascher, Wolfgang

“…Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is thought to play a key role in the regulation of body fat mass. Beyond this function, it appears to be an integral…”
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Plasma concentrations of leptin in a bulimic patient by Herpertz, S. (University of Essen, Essen, Germany.), Blum, W.F, Wagner, R, Ritter, C, Englaro, P, Senf, W, Hebebrand, J

“…Recently, the obese gene in the ob/ob mouse was cloned, along with its human homologue. The gene product leptin is important in the regulation of body weight…”
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