Hypoleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa: loss of circadian rhythm and unresponsiveness to short-term refeeding
Hypoleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa: loss of circadian rhythm and unresponsiveness to short-term refeeding
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DOI:
10.1530/eje.0.1380415
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发表时间:
1998-04-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Lambert, M
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作者:
Balligand, JL;Brichard, SM;Lambert, M
Leptin is a protein encoded by the ob gene that is expressed in adipocytes and regulates eating behavior via neuroendocrine mechanisms. Plasma leptin levels have been shown to correlate with weight and body fat in normal, obese and anorexic subjects. In the last of these populations, the dynamic profile of plasma leptin levels during short-term refeeding has never been assessed. We thus investigated basal plasma leptin levels in 29 female patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) (age 21.9 +/- 1.4 years, body mass index (BMI) 15.2 +/- 0.3 kg/m(2)) and in 80 normal female controls (age 21.2 +/- 0.2 years, BMI 20.3 +/- 0.3 kg/m(2), mean +/- S.E.M.). Basal plasma leptin levels in AN were decreased by 77% compared with controls (2.5 +/- 0.2 vs 11.1 +/- 0.7 ng/ml, P