The understanding of the regulation of food intake has become increasingly complex. More
than 20 hormones, both orexigenic and anorexigenic, have been identified. After crossing …

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Leptin is a hormone that plays important roles in nutritional status and in obesity. By means
of immunocytochemistry, two populations of leptin-secreting cells were found in the lower …

Adiponectin receptor ADIPOR1 activates the intracellular second messenger AMP-activated
protein kinase (AMPK) that participates in the control of the oxidative stress and apoptosis. …

Diabetic nephropathies are characterized by glycogen accumulation in distal tubular cells,
which eventually leads to their apoptosis. The present study aims to determine whether …

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The aim of the present study was to determine the respective roles of energy substrates and
insulin on leptin secretion from white adipocytes. Cells secreted leptin in the absence of …

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… The proNGF/NGF ratio was partially reduced (about 60% reduction) with both treatments (1.03
[±0.6] ng/pg for proNGF antibody-treated group and 1.4 [±0.76] ng/pg for p75 NTR blocker-…

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