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单词 leptin
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leptin
noun[U]
biologyspecialized
uk/ˈlep.tɪn/us
/ˈlep.tɪn/
ahormone(= achemicalmade in thebody)thatcontrolsfeelingsofhungerand the way thebodystoresfat:
消瘦素（一种激素）
Theidentificationof thehormoneleptintransformedobesityresearch.消瘦素的发现从根本上改变了有关肥胖的研究。
Leptinactsin thebrainofrodentstoreduceappetite.消瘦素在啮齿类动物的大脑中起作用，降低食欲。
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  • Researchersisolatedanaturalhormonethey called leptin, whichtellsthebrainthat thebodyhas enoughfattytissue.
  • Whileaddingleptin toobesemicemade themslimmer, it hasn'tworkedvery well inhumans.
  • People whoroutinelysleptfivehoursanighthad ahigherlevelof ghrelin and alowerlevelof leptin than those whoslepteighthours.
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(Definition ofleptinfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, agerelatedleptinresistance may be caused by increased adiposity or prolonged exposure to the elevatedleptin, or both.
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A subsequent unpublished analysis demonstrated thatleptinpeptide decreased with age in the same mice.
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Evidence that the diabetes gene encodes theleptinreceptor : identification of a mutation in theleptinreceptor gene in db/db mice.
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Central administration ofleptininhibits food intake and activates the sympathetic nervous system in rhesus macaques.
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Thus circulatingleptinappears to increase until late middle age, then, as in rodents, begins to decrease with advanced old age.
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Circulatingleptinin patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder : relationship to body weight, eating patterns, psychopathology and endocrine changes.
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However, the inverse correlation betweenleptinand age was significant in both men and women when analysed separately by gender.
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Nevertheless, the essential observation was thatleptingene expression decreased with age, with the main difference occurring between 15 and 24 months.
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Some evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to the elevated level ofleptinmay play a causative role in agerelatedleptinresistance.
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There is also evidence to suggest thatleptin, an adipose tissue-derived hormone, plays a role in both.
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Testosterone supplementation improved right grip strength and resulted in decreasedleptinlevels, with no change in body fat or body mass index.
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However, prolonged caloric excess results in dysregulation of post-receptorleptinsignalling.
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Recombinant porcineleptinreduces feed intake and stimulates growth hormone secretion in swine.
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It is still unknown whether lifelong exercise can prevent the development ofleptinresistance during aging.
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A mutation in the humanleptinreceptor gene causes obesity and pituitary dysfunction.
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