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Severe disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is associated with profound changes in the regulation of leptin secretion

  • M Rotondi
  • , Anna Paola Batocchi
  • , F Coperchini
  • , Marcella Caggiula
  • , F Zerbini
  • , R Sideri
  • , P Leporati
  • , Viviana Nociti
  • , Giovanni Frisullo
  • , Massimiliano Mirabella
  • , F Magri
  • , A Oliviero
  • , L. Chiovato
  • Ospedale Vito Fazzi
  • IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi - Milano

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-347
Number of pages7
JournalNeuroImmunoModulation
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Immunology
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Body Mass Index
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leptin
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Relapsing-Remitting
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Young Adult

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