Experimental evidences indicate that leptin is involved in the neuroinflammatory process sustaining multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the relationship between leptin and body fat, as assessed by body mass index (BMI), in MS was not previously evaluated. It was the aim of this study to compare serum leptin levels between patients with MS and healthy controls and to evaluate the possible relationship between circulating leptin levels and disease severity.
Rotondi, M., Batocchi, A. P., Coperchini, F., Caggiula, M., Zerbini, F., Sideri, R., Leporati, P., Nociti, V., Frisullo, G., Mirabella, M., Magri, F., Oliviero, A., Chiovato, L., Severe disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is associated with profound changes in the regulation of leptin secretion, <<NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION>>, 2013; 20 (6): 341-347. [doi:10.1159/000353567] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/62759]
Severe disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is associated with profound changes in the regulation of leptin secretion
Batocchi, Anna Paola;Caggiula, Marcella;Nociti, Viviana;Frisullo, Giovanni;Mirabella, Massimiliano;
2013
Abstract
Experimental evidences indicate that leptin is involved in the neuroinflammatory process sustaining multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the relationship between leptin and body fat, as assessed by body mass index (BMI), in MS was not previously evaluated. It was the aim of this study to compare serum leptin levels between patients with MS and healthy controls and to evaluate the possible relationship between circulating leptin levels and disease severity.
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