Preferential effects of leptin on CD4 T cells in central and peripheral immune system are critically linked to the expression of leptin receptor

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 394, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 562-568

  Kim, So Yong ^a   Lim, Ju Hyun ^a   Choi, Sung Won ^b   Kim, Miyoung ^a   Kim, Seong Tae ^a   Kim, Min Seon ^c   Cho, You Sook ^c   Chun, Eunyoung ^a   Lee, Ki Young ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CD4 T cells; Leptin; Leptin receptor; T cell differentiation; Thymopoiesis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, OBESE; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77950517397     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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