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Impaired Leptin Signalling in Obesity: Is Leptin a New Thermolipokine?

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126445

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leptin; thermogenesis; obesity; leptin-resistance; adiposity; hyperleptinaemia; brown adipose tissue

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  1. 'Fondazione per la Ricerca Biomedica Saverio e Isabella Cianciola', Italy

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Leptin plays a crucial role in regulating energy balance and avoiding nutrient imbalance, with changes in its levels or action potentially leading to metabolic dysfunctions and adipose tissue expansion. The vicious cycle of hyperleptinaemia, leptin resistance, and leptin overproduction can result in increased food intake and fat enlargement. Additionally, defective thermoregulation and impaired leptin signaling in obesity highlight the importance of restoring leptin sensitivity and exploring novel anti-obesity therapeutic strategies.
Leptin is a principal adipose-derived hormone mostly implicated in the regulation of energy balance through the activation of anorexigenic neuronal pathways. Comprehensive studies have established that the maintenance of certain concentrations of circulating leptin is essential to avoid an imbalance in nutrient intake. Indeed, genetic modifications of the leptin/leptin receptor axis and the obesogenic environment may induce changes in leptin levels or action in a manner that accelerates metabolic dysfunctions, resulting in a hyperphagic status and adipose tissue expansion. As a result, a vicious cycle begins wherein hyperleptinaemia and leptin resistance occur, in turn leading to increased food intake and fat enlargement, which is followed by leptin overproduction. In addition, in the context of obesity, a defective thermoregulatory response is associated with impaired leptin signalling overall within the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. These recent findings highlight the role of leptin in the regulation of adaptive thermogenesis, thus suggesting leptin to be potentially considered as a new thermolipokine. This review provides new insight into the link between obesity, hyperleptinaemia, leptin resistance and leptin deficiency, focusing on the ability to restore leptin sensitiveness by way of enhanced thermogenic responses and highlighting novel anti-obesity therapeutic strategies.

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