The Present and FutureJACC State-of-the-Art ReviewLeptin in Leanness and Obesity: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
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Key Words
appetite
CVD
diabetes
dyslipidemia
hypertension
NAFLD
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AgRP
agouti-related peptide
BBB
blood-brain barrier
BMI
body mass index
CHD
coronary heart disease
CLD
congenital leptin deficiency
CVD
cardiovascular disease
DIO
diet-induced obese
GH
growth hormone
GL
generalized lipodystrophy
HALS
human immunodeficiency virus–associated lipodystrophy syndrome
IGF
insulin-like growth factor
NAFLD
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NPY
neuropeptide Y
ObRb
long form of the leptin receptor
PL
partial lipodystrophy
POMC
pro-opiomelanocortin
RCT
randomized clinical trial
SNS
sympathetic nervous system
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