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Efficacy of Metreleptin for Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Adults with Low Leptin Levels

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Published in 2018 at "Diabetes"

DOI: 10.2337/db18-296-lb

Abstract: Leptin, an adipokine, regulates appetite, glucose and fat metabolism, and neuroendocrine function. A post-hoc pooled analysis of 4 studies (N=1064) in adults with BMI 27.0-40.0 kg/m 2 showed that metreleptin (MTL), a leptin analogue, reduced… read more here.

Keywords: overweight obese; weight loss; leptin; leptin levels ... See more keywords